heat index
degree of apparent temperature (calculated by combining humidity, wind velocity, and air temperature) | ||||
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HEAT INDEX
The combination of air temperature and humidity that gives a description of how the temperature feels. This is not the actual air temperature. Related term: Heat Index Chart
The combination of air temperature and humidity that gives a description of how the temperature feels. This is not the actual air temperature. Related term: Heat Index Chart
HEAT INDEX - (APPARENT TEMPERATURE)
This index is an accurate measure of how hot it feels (in degrees) when moisture (relative humidity) is added to the actual air temperature.
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Heat index
The Heat index (HI) is an index that combines air temperature and relative humidity to determine an apparent temperature — how hot it actually feels. The human body normally cools itself by perspiration, or sweating, in which the water in the sweat evaporates and carries heat away from the body. However, when the relative humidity is high, the evaporation rate of water is reduced. This means heat is removed from the body at a lower rate, causing it to retain more heat than it would in dry air. Measurements have been taken based on subjective descriptions of how hot subjects feel for a given temperature and humidity, allowing an index to be made which corresponds a temperature and humidity combination to a higher temperature in dry air.
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