Body temperature
Body temperature was a value registered by the sonic sunglasses in degrees Celsius.
Humans[[edit] | [edit source]]
Humans had a typical body temperature of 98.6 degrees fahrenheit (37 celsius), (PROSE: The Visual Dictionary [+]Loading...{"page":"9","1":"The Visual Dictionary (2010 reference book)"}) commonly registering between 37 and 38 degrees Celsius.
Bill Potts had a body temperature of 37.6 degrees Celsius, the Secretary General had a temperature of 37.9 degrees Celsius, Xiaolian had a temperature of 37.7 degrees Celsius, Don Brabbit had a temperature of 38.0 degrees Celsius and Ilya Svyatoslavovich had a temperature of 37.6 degrees Celsius. (TV: The Pyramid at the End of the World [+]Loading...["The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)"])
Similarly, Shadow People, which imitated human life, also registered a body temperature of between 37 and 38 degrees Celsius. Cardinal Angelo had a temperature of 37.3 degrees Celsius, as did Piero. The Pope's entourage all had temperatures of between 37 and 38 degrees Celsius. (TV: Extremis [+]Loading...["Extremis (TV story)"])
The dead President, however, had a temperature of 32.1 degrees Celsius. (TV: The Pyramid at the End of the World [+]Loading...["The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)"])
Other species[[edit] | [edit source]]
Time Lords such as the Eighth Doctor could have a body temperature far below human average. According to Tom Cardwell, the Doctor had a body temperature of 15 degrees. The Doctor replied that "I suppose it is cold out there". (AUDIO: Blood of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Blood of the Daleks (audio story)"]) Another account agreed with this measurement, with the Doctor's body temperature given as 60 degrees Fahrenheit. (PROSE: The Reign of Terror [+]Loading...["The Reign of Terror (novelisation)"]) On another occasion the Fifth Doctor was assessed by Lieutenant Daniel Hopkins of UNIT who stated he had a body temperature of 31 degrees Celsius. (AUDIO: The Helliax Rift [+]Loading...["The Helliax Rift (audio story)"]) By one account, the Doctor's body temperature was between 59 - 61 degrees fahrenheit (15 - 16 celsius). (PROSE: The Visual Dictionary [+]Loading...{"page":"9","1":"The Visual Dictionary (2010 reference book)"})
In another account, the Thirteenth Doctor stated that Time Lords had a significantly higher average body temperature than humans. (TV: Kerblam! [+]Loading...["Kerblam! (TV story)"])
Statistically, Nardole was also below the common human body temperature, at 30.3 degrees Celsius. (TV: The Pyramid at the End of the World [+]Loading...["The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)"]) This was likely due to his cybernetic body. (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio [+]Loading...["The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)"], The Pilot [+]Loading...["The Pilot (TV story)"], et al.)
The body temperature of individual Monks could not be calculated by the sonic sunglasses. (TV: The Pyramid at the End of the World [+]Loading...["The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)"])
Weevils had a body temperature lower than humans. They were just short of being cold-blooded. (PROSE: Slow Decay [+]Loading...["Slow Decay (novel)"])
Alexander Martin, a Kanatian, typically had a core temperature of 24 degrees. So as to blend in on Earth, he carried pills which could alter his temperature to that of a typical human. (PROSE: The House That Jack Built [+]Loading...["The House That Jack Built (novel)"])
