Smart temperature responsive inorganic materials in accessible temperature ranges open up new positions in the technology. Herein, we present for the first time a CuMoO4 polymorph mixture preparedby a simple cryogenic quenching approach, which offers a fast temperature response close towater boiling temperaturefor use asa permanent temperature recorder. The new cryogenic quenching technique initiates the formation of a unique polymorph mixture of a deep brown color with a non-uniform combination of -CuMoO4, with the outer region -CuMoO4, which has been prepared by conventional solid-state synthesis. Insitu structural analysis and refinement results confirmthe presence of CuMoO4 amount polymorph decreases and that of the phase increases with temperature, accounting for the irreversible thermochromic behavior. The thermal analysis reveals that the polymorph mixture exhibits a fast response with the color changing from deep brown to bright green with intermediate colors of light brown, yellowish green and light green depending on the exposure temperature as observed from reflectance measurements.