Normal Temperatures for iMac 27"

My iMac 27" quad-core i5 seems hot.
I'm using Temperature Monitor
http://www.bresink.de/osx/0TemperatureMonitor/download.php5
What temperature range(s) are normal for this computer?
Thank you for your help.
- nello

What temps are you getting?
Closest I can find is this...
http://www.intelmactemp.com/list?v_model=95&v_cpufreq=&v_memory=&v_hddsize=&v_hd drpm=&v_serial=&v_macosxver=&v_ambient_1=&v_ambient_2=&v_idleoem_1=&v_idleoem_2= &v_loadoem_1=&v_loadoem_2=&v_hddtemp_1=&v_hddtemp_2=&v_whine=&v_moo=&v_postedby=

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