Last updated: April 13, 2026

Crickets Chirping Thermometer

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Dolbear's Law

In 1897, physicist Amos Dolbear published a formula relating cricket chirp rate to temperature. Crickets are ectothermic — their metabolic rate (and thus chirping speed) increases with temperature. The formula is:
Temperature (°F) = 40 + (number of chirps in 14 seconds)

Count the number of cricket chirps.
Standard is 14 seconds (Dolbear's Law).
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