Monitoring CPU Temperature?

Does anyone know of any software that will read out my CPU's temperature. I'm sure there is but just don't know where to find it. Thanks

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61253   51,0   43,25   54,0   54,0   51,0
61256   51,0   43,25   53,0   54,0   51,0
61259   51,0   43,0   54,0   55,0   51,0
61263   51,0   43,25   54,0   56,0   51,0
61265   51,0   43,25   54,0   56,0   51,0
61269   51,0   43,0   54,0   56,0   51,0
61272   51,0   43,25   54,0   57,0   51,0
61275   51,0   43,25   53,0   57,0   51,0
61278   51,0   43,25   51,0   56,0   51,0
61281   51,0   43,25   50,0   55,0   51,0
61284   51,0   43,25   50,0   54,0   51,0
61287   51,0   43,25   50,0   54,0   51,0
61290   51,0   43,25   49,0   53,0   51,0
61293   51,0   43,0   49,0   53,0   51,0
61296   51,0   43,25   49,0   53,0   51,0
61299   51,0   43,25   49,0   53,0   51,0
61302   51,0   43,25   50,0   53,0   51,0
61305   51,0   43,25   49,0   53,0   51,0
61308   51,0   43,0   49,0   52,0   51,0
61311   51,0   43,25   50,0   52,0   51,0
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61434   51,0   43,75   61,0   79,0   51,0
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Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
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