The governor's speech 'raised/lowered the' political 'temperature'. [=it made people more/less angry about the political situation]
The water 'temperature' has risen (by) two degrees. [=the water has become two degrees warmer]
Did you 'take his temperature'? [=did you use a thermometer to find out if he had a fever?]
(..) Yeah. Ahem. Hey, Brad, hand me a thermostat, would you? What's this, uh, do? When there's an instant drop in temperature... ...the thermostat triggers the camera to take a picture. You've actually caught things on film? Well, yeah, that's, uh, the point. Why, uh...? Why out here? (..)2013 The Conjuring