Support User Manuals

La Crosse Technology 2800 Weather Radio User Manual

Open as PDF

of 40

Page|24



Wealsofeeluncomfortablewhendealingwithlowdewpoints,butusuallyalower

dewpointisconsideredmorecomfortablebecauseoftheaccompanyinglower

temperatures.











MINANDMAXDEWPOINT

TheminimumandmaximumdewpointsarerecordedanddisplayedintheDewpointsectionoftheHeavy

WeatherProapplication.Tovieworresettheminandmaxdewpointvalues,seethesectiononMinMaxValues

.



WINDCHILL

WHATISWINDCHILL?

WindChilliswhatthetemperature“feelslike”duetothewind.Howmuchiteffectsusdependsonbothair

temperatureandwindspeed.Thewindchilltemperatureismorecommonlycalledthewindchillfactor.

Note:WindChillmeasurementmethodsvaryovertime,asestablishedbytheNationalWeatherService

andother

weatherreportingauthorities.Thisweatherstationusestheclassicalwindchillvalues.



HOWDOESWINDCHILLAFFECTME?

Ourbodiesloseheatmainlythroughevaporativecoolingandconvection.Therateofheatlossbyasurface

dependsonthewindspeedabovethatsurface:thefasterthewindspeed,thebetterthesurfacecools.

Forinanimateobjects,theeffectofwindchillistoreduceanywarmerobjectsto

the

ambienttemperaturemorequickly.

Forpeople,thebody’sresponseistotrytomaintainsurface(skin)temperature.This

attempttomaintaintheskintempmakesusfeelcolder.Incertainconditions,wind

combinedwithcoldtemperaturescanactuallycausetheskin’stemperatureto

decrease,andcanevencausefrostbite.

Note:MonitoringWindChillisanimportantsafetyfactorincolderseasons.





previous next