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Site Normal Ranges
Oral temperature 35.9–37.5°C (96.6–99.5°F)
axillary temperature 35.4–37.0°C (95.6– 98.5°F) 0.5°C (1°F) lower than
the oral temperature
rectal temperature 36.3–37.9°C (97.4– between 0.4°C and
100.3°F) 0.5°C (0.7°F and 1°F)
higher than the normal
oral temperature
Normal tympanic 36.7–38.3°C (98.0– The tympanic
temperature 100.9°F) membrane temperature
is normally about 0.8°C
(1.4°F) higher than the
normal oral temperature.
temporal artery 36.3–37.9°C (97.4– approximately 0.4°C
temperature 100.3°F) (0.8°F) higher than oral
(Titus et al., 2009)
Weber, Janet and Kelley, Jane (2018). Health Assessment in Nursing, sixth edition.