La Crosse Technology 2800 series Weather Radio User Manual


 
Wealsofeeluncomfortablewhendealingwithlowdewpoints,butusuallyalower
dewpointisconsideredmorecomfortablebecauseoftheaccompanyinglower
temperatures.
MINANDMAXDEWPOINT
TheminimumandmaximumdewpointsarerecordedanddisplayedintheDewpointsectionoftheHeavy
WeatherProapplication.Tovieworresettheminandmaxdewpointvalues,seethesectiononMinMaxValues
.
WINDCHILL
WHATISWINDCHILL?
WindChilliswhatthetemperature“feelslike”duetothewind.Howmuchiteffectsusdependsonbothair
temperatureandwindspeed.Thewindchilltemperatureismorecommonlycalledthewindchillfactor.
Note:WindChillmeasurementmethodsvaryovertime,asestablishedbytheNationalWeatherServiceandother
weatherreportingauthorities.Thisweatherstationusestheclassicalwindchillvalues.
HOWDOESWINDCHILLAFFECTME?
Ourbodiesloseheatmainlythroughevaporativecoolingandconvection.Therateofheatlossbyasurface
dependsonthewindspeedabovethatsurface:thefasterthewindspeed,thebetterthesurfacecools.
Forinanimateobjects,theeffectofwindchillistoreduceanywarmerobjectstothe
ambienttemperaturemorequickly.
Forpeople,thebody’sresponseistotrytomaintainsurface(skin)temperature.This
attempttomaintaintheskintempmakesusfeelcolder.Incertainconditions,wind
combinedwithcoldtemperaturescanactuallycausetheskin’stemperatureto
decrease,andcanevencausefrostbite.
Note:MonitoringWindC hillisanimportantsafetyfactorincolderseasons.
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