claim: The sun was so intense, it took the mercury up to in excess of 120°F as it topped out at 122.4 °F ( 50.2°C ).
evidence: The Sun is a G2V star, with G2 indicating its surface temperature of approximately 5,778 K ( 5,505 °C, 9,941 °F ), and V that it, like most stars, is a main-sequence star.