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![]() Ummmm..... You have to specify the species of cricket. Each species has a characteristic chirp factor. Also are your degrees F, C or K? This is from http://www.noblenet.org/reference/crickets.htm The formula for this is to count the number of chirps in 15 seconds and add 39 to calculate the temperature (degrees Farenheit.) If there are 30 chirps in 15 seconds, the temperature should be about 69 degrees F. This formula is said to be accurate within one degree. A variation is to count the chirps in 13 seconds, and add 40. Sources: "Cricket thermometers," Field & Stream, July 1993, Vol. 98 Issue 3, p21. and from http://www.almanac.com/outdoors/crickets.php we have this: To convert cricket chirps to degrees Fahrenheit, count number of chirps in 14 seconds then add 40 to get temperature. Example: 30 chirps + 40 = 70° F To convert cricket chirps to degrees Celsius, count number of chirps in 25 seconds, divide by 3, then add 4 to get temperature. Example: 48 chirps /(divided by) 3 + 4 = 20° C =========== there's apparently a small descrepancy (1 degree) in the sources. |
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