In 2001, NWS implemented an updated Windchill Temperature (WCT) index. The change improves upon the former WCT Index used by the NWS and the Meteorological Services of Canada, which was based on the ...

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The new windchill formula A short explanation Francis Massen 04 Oct 2001 newwindchill.html version 1.2 updated 13 Oct 2001 ... 1. The old windchill formula

Understanding Windchill: Windchill accounts for the loss of heat from people and animals, by replacing the micro-layer of warm air surrounding your body with a layer of colder air.

Why do windy winter days seem so bitterly cold? A winter day with a strong wind can seem much colder than one with only a mild wind, though the air temperature may be exactly the same.

Wind chill is the apparent temperature felt on exposed skin, which is a function of the air temperature and wind speed. The wind chill temperature (often popularly called the wind chill factor) is always lower than the air temperature, except at higher temperatures where wind chill is considered les...

Compute windchill, given temperature and wind speed. Great resource! ... ) in degrees Fahrenheit and wind speed in mile per hour ( mph ), then click on the Calculate WC to compute the windchill ( WC ).

"How does the windchill factor work?." 01 April 2000. HowStuffWorks.com. ... You have probably heard weatherpeople on the TV news talking about the windchill factor.

For instance, with a 27.8-kph (15-knot) wind and a temperature of -10 degrees C, the equivalent windchill temperature is -23 degrees C. Figure 15-1 gives the windchill factors for various temperatures ...

Article explaining wind chill, with the lowest wind chills experienced in Canada. ... Victor Buha peers out from a frosty scarf in downtown Calgary after Albertans awoke to a deep freeze on Jan. ...

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