The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 25th, 2001
Gone with the wind Often quoted, often wrong, `wind chill' is slated for update By GUY GUGLIOTTA Washington Post Sunday, March 25, 2001 For more than 25 years, weather forecasters have used the wind- chill index to tell people how cold it really feels. Schools close, employees go home early and families huddle before the fireplace watching the Weather Channel. Well, it's not that bad. In fact, wind chill generally overestimates the effect of wind by at least 10 degrees, and the error worsens as the wind increases. Scientists have pointed this out for some time, and this year a task force...
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