08/31/2022
Have you ever tried this? How close did you get to the actual temperature?
According to Wikipedia, this calculation could have instead been called Brooks' Law:
"Dolbear's observations on the relation between chirp rate and temperature were preceded by an 1881 report by Margarette W. Brooks, although this paper went unnoticed until after Dolbear's publication."
Google "Dolbear's Law" to see the original formula (and other simplified versions).
And for more animal fun facts: https://getthekidsoutside.com/fun-facts-about-animals/