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The highest recorded temperature in Yuma, Arizona, was about 51 degrees C and the lowest recorded temperature was about 11 degrees C

Whats the difference between the highest and lowest temperatures?

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Explanation:

Definition of temperature:

The tendency of a substance or an object to transfer heat to its surroundings.

Definition of the thermodynamic temperature:

The Kelvin, unit of thermodynamic temperature, is the fraction 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water

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