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Windchill numbers are stupid

02/10/07

Permalink 09:42:58 am, by Jeremy Email , 91 words, 388 views   English (US)
Categories: General

Windchill numbers are stupid

Slate has a great piece on wind chills, and I agree.  Since wind chill is a measure of how quickly heat will leave bare skin, it is almost completely meaningless.  If you are clothed or indoors the wind chill factor doesn't affect you at all, but the temperature matters very much.

Why don't they report wind chills in the summer, when we are outside with exposed skin?  Would that be nice, "Tomorrow will be in the high 90's but with the wind chill factor it will feel like 85."

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Comment from: zzjoev [Visitor] Email
I will put you in the back of pickup you stand in the wind. I think you will be able to tell what wind chill is..
PermalinkPermalink 02/10/07 @ 11:40

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