12-15-2016, 04:02 AM
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Originally posted by TomK
Not sure if windchill calculations work for winds that high. Ino?
The movement of the air increases the loss of heat by convection, so your face cools down faster (faces are specifically part of the model). The altitude doesn't really matter too much even though air density is less so convection is a little less.
Chill Factor: -8.7 F (@20F and 100mph wind)
Using: https://www.weather.gov/media/epz/wxcalc/windChill.pdf
For more detail http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1...86-10-1453