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Anycalculator Temperature Conversion
Heat Index Calculation
Valid entries are, air temperatures greater than 80 °F ( 27 °C ),
dew point temperatures greater than 65 °F ( 12 °C ), and relative
humidities higher than 40 percent.
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Humidity- The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.
Fahrenheit- the standard scale used to measure temperature in the United States; in which the freezing point of water is thirty-two degrees and the boiling point is two hundred and twelve degrees.
Celsius- a temperature scale in which zero is the freezing point of water and one hundred is the boiling point.
Heat Index- An index that combines air temperature and humidity to give an apparent temperature (how hot it feels).
Relative Humidity- The amount of water vapor in the air, compared to the amount the air could hold if it was totally saturated. (Expressed as a percentage).
Wind Chill- The additional cooling effect resulting from wind blowing on bare skin. The wind chill is based on the rate of heat loss from exposed skin caused by the combined effects of wind and cold. The (equivalent) wind chill temperature is the temperature the body "feels" for a certain combination of wind and air temperature
Wind Chill Factor- The apparent temperature which describes the cooling effect on exposed skin by the combination of temperature and wind, expressed as the loss of body heat. Increased wind speed will accelerate the loss of body heat.
Wind Speed- The rate at which air is moving horizontally past a given point. It may be a 2-minute average speed (reported as wind speed) or an instantaneous speed (reported as a peak wind speed, or gust).
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