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What is windchill temperature?
What is windchill temperature?
The windchill temperature is how cold people and animals feel when outside. Windchill is based on the rate of heat loss from exposed skin caused by wind and cold. As the wind increases, it draws heat from the body, driving down skin temperature and eventually the internal body temperature. Therefore, the wind makes it FEEL much colder. If the temperature is 0 degrees Fahrenheit and the wind is blowing at 15 mph, the windchill is -19 degrees Fahrenheit. At this windchill temperature, exposed skin can freeze in 30 minutes.
To learn more about windchill and its affect visit the Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services where more information and impacts about windchill are available. Click on the image below to see a large view of the National Weather Service windchill chart to determine the windchill value, or see the latest observations.
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