Internal body temperature (Tb) of humans is normally about 37oC (98.6oF ). Your actual Tb will likely vary depending upon time of day, level of activity, status of your health, etc. The data below were collected by Students in the Summer 1999 Human Biology Course at Westfield State College
| Table 1. Body temperatures (oC) measured through use of oral digital thermometers every 15 minutes for two hours. Data were collected by the Summer 1999 Human Biology Class. | ||||||||
| Participant | 20:15 | 20:30 | 20:45 | 21:00 | 21:15 | 21:30 | 21:45 | 22:00 |
| Jen O. | 36.9 | 37.2 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 36.9 | 36.9 |
| Rebecca | 36.9 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 37.2 | 37.1 | 37.0 | 36.8 | 37.0 |
| Jen K. | 35.6 | 35.7 | 35.9 | 36.9 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 36.9 | 36.7 |
| Alan | 36.2 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.5 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| Tony | 36.7 | 36.8 | 36.7 | 36.4 | 36.8 | 36.9 | 36.7 | 36.9 |
| Matt | 36.7 | 36.7 | 36.4 | 36.8 | 36.6 | 36.3 | 36.6 | 36.6 |
| Kellie M. | 37.1 | 37.0 | 37.1 | 37.2 | 37.2 | 37.0 | 37.4 | |
| Noemi | 37.0 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 36.9 | 36.7 | 36.7 | 36.8 | |
| Average | 36.5 | 36.7 | 36.6 | 36.8 | 36.9 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 36.8 |
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| Figure 1. Body temperatures (oC) measured through use of oral digital thermometers every 15 minutes for two hours. Data are from Table 1. |
| Table 2. Body temperatures (oC) measured through use of oral digital thermometers every 15 minutes for two hours. Data were collected by the Summer 1999 Human Biology Class. | ||||||||
| Participant | 20:20 | 20:35 | 20:50 | 21:05 | 21:20 | 21:35 | 21:50 | 22:05 |
| Alex | 36.7 | 36.8 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 36.7 | 36.7 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| Holly | 36.6 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 36.7 | 37.0 | 36.7 | 36.9 | 36.8 |
| Briana | 35.1 | 35.4 | 35.8 | 36.0 | 36.6 | 36.4 | 36.8 | 36.1 |
| Adrianne | 36.7 | 36.6 | 36.7 | 36.9 | 36.8 | 37.1 | 36.5 | |
| Brendan | 36.4 | 36.1 | 36.1 | 36.2 | 35.8 | 36.0 | 35.8 | 35.8 |
| Rob | 37.4 | 37.5 | 37.0 | 37.3 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 37.2 | 36.8 |
| Kellie P. | 36.4 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.8 | 36.6 | 36.4 | 36.5 |
| Average | 36.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.7 | 36.8 |
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| Figure 2. Body temperatures (oC) measured through use of oral digital thermometers every 10 minutes for two hours. Data are from Table 2. |
The above data are available as a text file that can be easily imported into a spreadsheet program through this link.
Instructions for downloading these files and importing them into a spreadsheet such as MS Excel are available here.
Any comments or suggestions? If so, please send them to Buzz Hoagland (bhoagland@wsc.mass.edu)
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