def METHOD_NAME(self):
    """
    Retrieves current temperature reading from thermal
    Returns:
        A float number of current temperature in Celsius up to nearest thousandth
        of one degree Celsius, e.g. 30.125
    """
    temperature = 0.0
    status, raw_ss_read = self._api_helper.ipmi_raw(
        IPMI_SENSOR_NETFN, IPMI_SS_READ_CMD.format(self.sensor_reading_addr))
    if status and len(raw_ss_read.split()) > 0:
        ss_read = raw_ss_read.split()[0]
        temperature = float(int(ss_read, 16))
    return temperature