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Overview :
Estimate the
wind chill if only wind speed and temperature are known.
wind chill
=
= 91.4 - ((91.4
- (temperature)) * (0.478 + (0.301* (SQRT((wind speed)))) - (0.02 * (wind
speed))))
where:
• wind speed is
in mph
• temperature is
in °F
Limitations:
• wind speed
must be >= 4 mph
• temperature
must be < 92 °F
NOTE: The
equation in the reference showed the latter half of the equation as (0.478 + (0.301* (SQRT((wind speed) -
(0.02 * (wind speed)))))). Since this did not give correct answers, adjustments
were made to get the above equation.
| References: | |
Oliver JE, Fairbridge RW. The
Encyclopedia of Climatology. Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1987, page
928-929
Wagner RL, Adler B Jr. The Weather
Sourcebook. The Globe Pequot Press, 1994. page 80
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