sysctl dev.cpu.0.temperature doesn't match temperature on Dashboard

[tracker]

Perhaps I am misunderstanding the command, but I am trying to create a monit alarm for CPU temperatures, and the number I am retrieving from sysctl is not matching the dashboard by a large margin!

Is there any kind of math I need to do to get the real temp in a script?
Thanks
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[weust]

Just check it on my machine (HP T620 Plus) and Dashboard was showing the correct temps.
Do keep in mind the Dashboard only updates every so many seconds.

But a 13C difference isn't OK, unless you have a Intel CPU which can rapidly have a lower or higher temp?