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Thu 21 Jul, 2005 10:53 am
I have a vague recollection that the term "Heat Index" has been banned for being imprecise--and possibly for curtailing revenues from outdoor tourist attractions.
Does anyone remember how it was calculated?
Mr. Noddy is approaching three score and ten and he's the sort of damm fool/mad dog who will venture out in the noonday sun.
I need implacable numbers to prevent widowhood.
I was just reading about the heat index earlier today on Yahoo weather:
Quote:..HEAT INDICES WILL APPROACH 100 LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT AROUND 90 LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH DEW
POINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. THE COMBINATION OF PROJECTED TEMPERATURE
AND DEW POINT WILL CREATE A HEAT INDEX BETWEEN 95 AND 100
DEGREES. THE HEAT INDEX IS A WAY OF MEASURING HOW HOT IT REALLY
FEELS WHEN TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT ARE COMBINED. READINGS OVER 95
MAKE IT FEEL STICKY AND MUGGY.
IF SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND
NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS. DIRECT SUNLIGHT CAN ADD UP TO 10 DEGREES TO
THE HEAT INDEX.
BE CAREFUL HOW YOU USE YOUR FANS. A FAN POINTED DIRECTLY AT A
PERSON MAY DEHYDRATE THE PERSON BY REMOVING MOISTURE FROM THE
SKIN. USE A CIRCULATING FAN INSTEAD TO MOVE AIR THROUGH THE ROOM.
So still being used by the National Weather Service, evidently.
Soz, Phoenix--
Thanks to you both. I've copied both charts and pasted them on an old piece of cardboard from the back of a tablet.
This will be useful.
When real He Men are advised to postpone jogging until the evening, Senior Citizens should not be driving a riding mower round and round in the summer sunshine.