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Air temperature by altitude (U.S. Standard Atmosphere)

The standard atmosphere cools from 288 K (15 °C) at sea level to 217 K (−56.5 °C), stays there between 12 and 20 km, then warms again where the ozone layer soaks up sunlight.

What does this axis measure?
What does this axis measure?
Air temperature by altitude (U.S. Standard Atmosphere): 33 points, a line chart.
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The data: 33 points
Altitude (km)Air temperature (K)
0288.15
1281.65
2275.15
3268.66
4262.17
5255.68
6249.19
7242.7
8236.22
9229.73
10223.25
11216.77
12216.65
13216.65
14216.65
15216.65
16216.65
17216.65
18216.65
19216.65
20216.65
21217.58
22218.57
23219.57
24220.56
25221.55
26222.54
27223.54
28224.53
29225.52
30226.51
31227.5
32228.49
Source
Computed: U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1976 (NOAA, NASA, USAF)
Licence
Public domain (U.S. government work)
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2026-10-06
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