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The degree '''Celsius''' (or simply '''°C''') is a [[measurements#temperature|unit of temperature]] named after [[Earth]] astronomer {{w|Anders Celsius}}.
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The degree '''Celsius''' (or simply '''°C''') was a [[Measurements#Temperature|unit of temperature]] named after [[Earth]] astronomer Anders Celsius.
   
 
The Celsius temperature scale was designed so that the freezing point of [[water]] is 0 °C, and the boiling point is 100 °C at one Earth [[atm]], which results in the zero point of the temperature unit [[Kelvin]] (or "[[absolute zero]]") being at −273.15 °C.
  
The Celsius temperature scale was designed so that the freezing point of [[water]] is 0 °C, and the boiling point is 100 °C at one Earth [[atm]], which results in the zero point of the temperature unit [[Kelvin]] (or "[[absolute zero]]") being at −273.15 °C.
   
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The [[replicator]]s aboard a [[Federation]] [[starship]] like the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} are calibrated to the Celsius system. ({{TNG|The Vengeance Factor|The Defector}})
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The [[replicator]]s aboard a [[Federation]] [[starship]] like the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} were calibrated to the Celsius system. ({{TNG|The Vengeance Factor|The Defector}})
   
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* '''−291 °Celsius''' was the average surface temperature of the planet [[Theta VIII]], with wind speeds of up to 320 [[meter]]s/[[second]]. ({{TNG|The Royale}})
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== Comparative list of temperatures ==
  
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The following list contains specific Celsius readings that indicate specific temperatures of a body or a region:
  
   
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{{bginfo|−291 °Celsius is about twenty degrees below {{w|absolute zero}} (0 Kelvin), which is a theoretical impossibility, suggesting this was a production mistake and actually meant to be −291 °Fahrenheit (−179 °Celsius).}}
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* The average surface of the planet [[Theta 116 VIII]] was '''−291 °Celsius''', with wind speeds of up to 320 [[meter]]s/[[second]]. ({{TNG|The Royale}})
  
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{{bginfo|In reality, −291 °Celsius is about twenty degrees below {{w|absolute zero}} (0 Kelvin), which is a theoretical impossibility based on current [[21st century]] [[physics]].}}
  
   
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* '''−200 °Celsius''' was the temperature at which [[invidium]] became inert. ({{TNG|Hollow Pursuits}})
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* The [[Argala]] habitat zone, found on board a [[Nyrian biosphere vessel]], has an ambient temperature of '''−20 °Celsius'''. ({{VOY|Displaced}})
  
   
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* '''−20 °Celsius''' was the ambient temperature in the [[Argala]] habitat zone, found on board the [[Nyrian biosphere vessel]]. ({{VOY|Displaced}})
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* When the Federation took over [[Deep Space 9]], the station's average temperature was at 32 °Celsius, indicating the temperature preference of [[Cardassian]]s. ({{DS9|Emissary}})
  
   
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* '''−10 °Celsius''' was the temperature in the {{USS|Voyager}}'s [[gymnasium]] when the [[environmental control]]s failed in [[2371]]. ({{VOY|Twisted}}}
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* The [[morphogenic matrix]] of a [[Changeling]] is most malleable at '''17 °Celsius'''. ({{DS9|The Begotten}})
  
   
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* '''3 °Celsius''' was the temperature of a glass of [[water]] [[Dr.]] [[Beverly Crusher]] gave to [[Will Riker]] when he awakened in a simulation created by [[Barash]]. ({{TNG|Future Imperfect}})
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* Initial scans made by the {{USS|Grissom|NCC-638}} on Sector 1 of the [[Genesis (planet)|Genesis Planet]], indicated that it was a forested region with a temperature of '''22.2 °Celsius'''. ({{film|3}})
  
   
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* '''10 °Celsius''' was the temperature of a glass of water [[Reginald Barclay]] drank to calm himself in [[2369]]. ({{TNG|Realm of Fear}})
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* The internal climate aboard a [[Borg cube]] is kept at a constant temperature of '''39.1 °Celsius''' (roughly 102.4 °Fahrenheit). ({{film|8}})
  
   
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* '''15 °Celsius''' was the temperature at the [[San Francisco]] [[Sanctuary Processing Center|administrative processing center]] of [[Sanctuary District A]] in [[August]] [[2024]]. ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I|Past Tense, Part II}})
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* Initial scans made by the USS ''Grissom'' on Sector 2 of the Genesis Planet, indicated that it had a desert terrain, with minimal vegetation and a temperature of '''39.4 °Celsius'''. ({{film|3}})
  
   
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* '''16 °Celsius''' was the ambient temperature beneath the surface of a [[Garan]] [[mining]] [[colony]] in [[2373]]. ({{VOY|Macrocosm}})
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* The [[Zooabud]] and [[Tanatuva]] habitat zones, found on board a [[Nyrian]] biosphere vessel, both had an ambient temperature of '''46 °Celsius'''. ({{VOY|Displaced}})
  
   
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* '''17 °Celsius''' was the temperature when the [[morphogenic matrix]] of a [[Changeling]] was most malleable. ({{DS9|The Begotten}})
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* [[Lambda Paz]], a moon of [[Pentarus III]], is classified as barely [[class M]] with a desert-like surface, and an average temperature of '''55 °Celsius'''. ({{TNG|Final Mission}})
  
   
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* '''21 °Celsius''' was the temperature [[Human]]s preferred in order to operate most efficiently, according to [[Data]]'s observations. ({{TNG|Starship Mine}})
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* The summers in the [[Rinax marshlands]] were the hottest in the [[sector]] surrounding the [[Talaxian system]]. Conditions of these marshlands included temperatures of '''50 °Celsius''', with a 90% humidity, and some of the most vicious [[lavafly|lavaflies]] on [[Rinax]]. ({{VOY|Macrocosm}})
  
   
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* '''21 °Celsius''' was also the cabin temperature in the [[shuttlecraft]] ''[[Justman]]'' just before [[Jo'Bril]] flew it into the [[star]] [[Vaytan]]. ({{TNG|Suspicions}})
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* The [[ore processing]] section of [[Terok Nor]], while processing [[dilithium ore]], reached temperatures of '''55 °Celsius'''. ({{DS9|Civil Defense}})
  
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* '''22.2 °Celsius''' was the temperature detected by initial scans made by the {{USS|Grissom|NCC-638}} of Sector 1 on the [[Genesis (planet)|Genesis Planet]], indicating also that it was a forested region. ({{film|3}})
   
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* '''30 °Celsius''' was the maximum temperature at which liquefied [[platinum]] could remain stable. ({{ENT|The Xindi}})
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* [[Benjamin Sisko]] prefers his [[coffee]] served at '''60 °Celsius'''. ({{DS9|Call to Arms}})
  
   
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* '''32 °Celsius''' was the average temperature of [[Deep Space 9]] when the Federation took over the station, indicating the temperature preference of [[Cardassian]]s. ({{DS9|Emissary}})
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* The [[Federation]] and [[Bourget]] habitat zones, found on board a Nyrian biosphere vessel, both have an ambient temperature of '''76 °Celsius'''. ({{VOY|Displaced}})
  
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{{bginfo|This temperature is completely unreasonable for normal [[Human]] tolerances. This fact is reinforced by [[Jake Sisko]]'s statement, when he wondered how the [[Bajoran]] laborers on Terok Nor could survive working in conditions reaching 55 °C This was probably the same mistake made with the temperature of [[Theta VII]]. 76 °Fahrenheit is a tad on the warm side, but certainly comfortable for Humans.}}
  
   
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* '''39.1 °Celsius''' (roughly 102.4 °Fahrenheit) was the constant temperature in the internal climate aboard a [[Borg cube]]. ({{film|8}})
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* Aunt [[Adele]]'s cure for the [[common cold]] was [[ginger tea]] with [[honey]], served at '''80 °Celsius'''. ({{TNG|Ensign Ro}})
  
   
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* '''39.4 °Celsius''' was the temperature detected by initial scans made by the USS ''Grissom'' of Sector 2 on the Genesis Planet, indicating also that it was a desert terrain with minimal vegetation. ({{film|3}})
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* The [[Legaran]]s prefer to inhabit in a pool of thick swirling ooze, which is carefully maintained at the constant of '''150 °Celsius'''. ({{TNG|Sarek}})
  
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* '''46 °Celsius''' was the ambient temperature on both the [[Zooabud]] and [[Tanatuva]] habitat zones, on board the [[Nyrian]] biosphere vessel. ({{VOY|Displaced}})
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* '''50 °Celsius''' with a 90% humidity were the conditions on summers in the [[Rinax marshlands]], the hottest it got in the [[sector]] surrounding the [[Talaxian system]]. Conditions of these marshlands also included vicious [[lavafly|lavaflies]] on [[Rinax]]. ({{VOY|Macrocosm}})
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* '''55 °Celsius''' was the average temperature on [[Lambda Paz]], a moon of [[Pentarus III]], classified as barely [[class M]] with a desert-like surface. ({{TNG|Final Mission}})
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* '''55 °Celsius''' was the temperature level reached at the [[ore processing]] section of [[Terok Nor]], when [[dilithium ore]] was being processed. ({{DS9|Civil Defense}})
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* '''60 °Celsius''' was the temperature at which [[Benjamin Sisko]] preferred his [[coffee]]. ({{DS9|Call to Arms}})
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* '''76 °Celsius''' was the ambient temperature of both the [[Federation]] and [[Bourget]] habitat zones, found on board the Nyrian biosphere vessel. ({{VOY|Displaced}})
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{{bginfo|Based on the habitat seen on screen, this temperature figure was likely a production mistake and actually meant to be 76 °Fahrenheit (24 °Celsius), which is a comfortable temperature for Humans.}}
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* '''80 °Celsius''' was the temperature at which [[ginger tea]] with [[honey]], Aunt [[Adele]]'s cure for the [[common cold]] was served at. ({{TNG|Ensign Ro}})
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* '''150 °Celsius''' was the exact constant temperature of a pool of thick swirling ooze the [[Legaran]]s preferred to inhabit in. ({{TNG|Sarek}})
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* '''300 °Celsius''' was the temperature a [[Bersallis III]] [[fire storm]] could produce, with winds of over two hundred kilometers per [[hour]]. ({{TNG|Lessons}})
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* '''300 °Celsius''' was the approximate temperature the [[magma]] pockets beneath [[Atrea IV]]'s surface had risen by after [[ferro-plasmic infusion]] had taken place. ({{TNG|Inheritance}})
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* '''323 °Celsius''' was the core temperature of an [[advanced long-range torpedo]]. ({{film|12}}, ''display graphics'')
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* '''1300 °Celsius''' was the temperature the [[hull]] of the {{USS|Yangtzee Kiang}} ultimately rose to after being scanned by an [[artificial satellite]] in [[2369]] prior to [[crash landing]]. ({{DS9|Battle Lines}})
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* '''12,000 °Celsius''' was about the maximum tolerance of the ''Enterprise''-D's hull temperature within a [[star]]'s [[corona]]. ({{TNG|Descent, Part II}})
   
 
== Variations in temperature ==
  
== Variations in temperature ==
 
Although not explicitly stated in terms of "degrees of what", the following temperature references are most likely made in Celsius.
  
Although not explicitly stated in terms of "degrees of what", the following temperature references are most likely made in Celsius.
   
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* '''− 28 degree''' temperatures were not uncommon in the middle of [[summer]] in the [[Northern Wastes]] of [[Andoria]]. ({{ENT|The Aenar}})
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*[[Penthara IV|Pentharan]] spheral forecasts were predicting a drop in temperature of '''10''' to '''12 degrees''' within the first ten days after impact of an [[type C asteroid]] on the [[planet]]. ({{TNG|A Matter of Time}})
  
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* '''10 - 12 degree''' drop in temperature on [[Penthara IV]] was predicted within the first ten days after the impact of a [[type C asteroid]] on the [[planet]]. ({{TNG|A Matter of Time}})
   
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* 12 [[onkian]]s was the [[Romulan]] equivalent to a temperature of drinking [[water]] on the cold side of the Celsius system. ({{TNG|The Defector}})
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* While inflicted with the [[morphogenic virus]], the [[Female Changeling]] noted that she wanted the temperature in the rooms of the [[Dominion Headquarters]] on [[Cardassia Prime]] lowered by '''15 degrees'''. She noted that she didn't "share the Cardassians' love of heat;" nor apparently did [[Weyoun]]. ({{DS9|Treachery, Faith and the Great River}})
  
   
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* '''15 degree''' drop in temperature was requested by the [[Female Changeling]] for the rooms on the [[Dominion Headquarters]] on [[Cardassia Prime]] after she was inflicted with the [[morphogenic virus]]. She noted that she didn't "share the Cardassians' love of heat;" nor apparently did [[Weyoun]]. ({{DS9|Treachery, Faith and the Great River}})
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* Once the wind died down, on the planet where Dukat and Sisko were stranded in [[2374]], Dukat noted that the temperature increased by '''20 degrees''' – much to the liking of his [[Cardassian]] physiology. ({{DS9|Waltz}})
  
   
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* '''20 degree''' increase of temperature occurred on the planet where [[Dukat]] and Sisko were stranded in [[2374]], when the wind died down, much to the liking of Dukat's [[Cardassian]] physiology. ({{DS9|Waltz}})
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* The surface of the planet [[Dozaria]] is about '''50 degrees''' too hot for the [[Breen]], considering [[Breen (planet)|their homeworld]] is a frozen wasteland. ({{DS9|Indiscretion}})
  
   
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* '''50 degree''' surface temperatures on the planet [[Dozaria]] were too hot for the [[Breen]], considering [[Breen (planet)|their homeworld]] was a frozen wasteland. ({{DS9|Indiscretion}})
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* The temperature at the lunar prison on [[Meldrar I]] reached '''200 degrees''' – in the shade. ({{DS9|Necessary Evil}})
  
   
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* Twelve [[onkian]]s are equivalent to a temperature on the cold side of the Celsius system. ({{TNG|The Defector}})
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* '''200 degree''' surface temperatures were reached on the lunar prison on [[Meldrar I]] in the shade. ({{DS9|Necessary Evil}})
   
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Revision as of 17:08, 20 January 2016

The degree Celsius (or simply °C) was a unit of temperature named after Earth astronomer Anders Celsius.

The Celsius temperature scale was designed so that the freezing point of water is 0 °C, and the boiling point is 100 °C at one Earth atm, which results in the zero point of the temperature unit Kelvin (or "absolute zero") being at −273.15 °C.

The replicators aboard a Federation starship like the USS Enterprise-D were calibrated to the Celsius system. (TNG: "The Vengeance Factor", "The Defector")

−291 °Celsius is about twenty degrees below absolute zero (0 Kelvin), which is a theoretical impossibility, suggesting this was a production mistake and actually meant to be −291 °Fahrenheit (−179 °Celsius).
  • 10 °Celsius was the temperature of a glass of water Reginald Barclay drank to calm himself in 2369. (TNG: "Realm of Fear")
  • 21 °Celsius was the temperature Humans preferred in order to operate most efficiently, according to Data's observations. (TNG: "Starship Mine")
  • 30 °Celsius was the maximum temperature at which liquefied platinum could remain stable. (ENT: "The Xindi")
  • 32 °Celsius was the average temperature of Deep Space 9 when the Federation took over the station, indicating the temperature preference of Cardassians. (DS9: "Emissary")
  • 39.4 °Celsius was the temperature detected by initial scans made by the USS Grissom of Sector 2 on the Genesis Planet, indicating also that it was a desert terrain with minimal vegetation. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
  • 76 °Celsius was the ambient temperature of both the Federation and Bourget habitat zones, found on board the Nyrian biosphere vessel. (VOY: "Displaced")
Based on the habitat seen on screen, this temperature figure was likely a production mistake and actually meant to be 76 °Fahrenheit (24 °Celsius), which is a comfortable temperature for Humans.
  • 150 °Celsius was the exact constant temperature of a pool of thick swirling ooze the Legarans preferred to inhabit in. (TNG: "Sarek")

Variations in temperature

Although not explicitly stated in terms of "degrees of what", the following temperature references are most likely made in Celsius.

  • 20 degree increase of temperature occurred on the planet where Dukat and Sisko were stranded in 2374, when the wind died down, much to the liking of Dukat's Cardassian physiology. (DS9: "Waltz")

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