 [ Symptoms ] my childs temperature always runs higher 99 8 or higher @ all times of the day with a temporal scanner thermometer my childs temperature always runs higher 99 8 or higher all times of the day with a temporal scanner thermometer than any other way of taking his temperature under his arm or rectal all run normal not sure this is normal and does he or does he not have a temperature [ Disease ] everyone is temperatures varies about two degrees a day from the average 98 6 with the evening temperature being the highest morning is the lowest i do not know the age of your child but even a real fever is not dangerous and this mildly elevated temp is medically insignificant if he is healthy and well