This rate of change of temperature with height (or altitude) is called the «environmental lapse rate». (globalwarmingsolved.com)
I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds sudden changes of temperature very uncomfortable. (style-yourself-confident.com)
As the change of vapour pressure of ether is large for small changes of temperature the thermometer is very sensitive to small changes in the radiation falling on either bulb. (hubpages.com)