It stayed put yesterday as the mercury rose only into the middle 20's.

In another instance, the mercury rose to a hundred and ninety one.

The region saw temperatures in the mid-90's on Tuesday, and yesterday, the mercury rose to 98.

When the mercury rises to a certain level it makes contact between electrodes.

Outside, the mercury had risen just high enough to tease out such reveries.

However, since the mercury was quickly rising on this mountainside, heat was the last thing we needed.

He's used to Cambridge, with snow in the winter and summers when the mercury seldom rises above 90.

The warm summer season is from November to February, where the mercury often rises past 30 degrees.

On placing the bulb of the thermometer in the sand the mercury rose to forty-five degrees.

The displaced mercury rises in the tube, sufficiently to bridge the contacts and complete the circuit between them.