| Themes > Science > Earth Sciences > Hydrology, Meteorology, Climatology > Meteorology / Climatology > Reading Weather Maps > Interpreting Upper Level Observation Symbols > Temperature |
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![]() The value highlighted in yellow located in the upper left corner (in the diagram above) is the temperature in degrees Celsius. In this example, the reported temperature is -14 degrees. Temperature is defined as a measure of the average kinetic energy (or speed) of the molecules in the air. |
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