Both the deoxygenation rate,  and reaeration rate,  can be temperature corrected, following the general formula.
where 
* is the rate at 20 degrees Celsius.
*θ is a constant, which differs for the two rates.
* is the actual temperature in the stream in degC.
Normally θ has the value 1.048 for  and 1.024 for .
An increasing temperature has the most impact on the deoxygenation rate, and results in an increased critical deficit (), and  decreases. Furthermore, a decreased  concentration occurs with increasing temperature, which leads to a decrease in the DO concentration.