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Male crickets rub their wings together to attract females. You can measure the air temperature to within a few degrees by listening to a chirping cricket and applying a simple mathematical formula. Steps: 1. Count the number of times that the cricket chirps in 14 seconds. 2. Add 40 to this number. This will be the air temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. Tips: Different species of crickets respond differently to the air temperature and will use slightly different calculations. This formula is based upon an average of common cricket species. To calculate the temperature in degrees Celsius, count the number of chirps in 8 seconds and add 3. The accuracy of these formulas decreases as the air temperature nears freezing. A chirping cricket is considered to be a sign of good luck in some countries, such as Britain.