Weather Glossary

Fahrenheit

Plain English first, then the technical definition. From the LightningWX Weather Course.

What Is Fahrenheit?

The temperature scale used in the US: water freezes at 32 and boils at 212 at sea level. In technical terms: A temperature scale with the ice point at 32 degrees F and the steam point at 212 degrees F at 1 atm; degrees F = 1.8 times degrees C plus 32.

Fahrenheit In Plain English

The temperature scale used in the US: water freezes at 32 and boils at 212 at sea level.

The Technical Definition

A temperature scale with the ice point at 32 degrees F and the steam point at 212 degrees F at 1 atm; degrees F = 1.8 times degrees C plus 32.

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