-=> Quoting Carol Shenkenberger to Maurice Kinal on 06-02-05  17:40 <=-

 CS> When folks say 'heat index' I gather they mean not a real temp, but
 CS> what it  feels like.  'Chill Factor' is the older term I recall for
 CS> winds making a  feeling of coldness due to body heat loss.
 
Around here (Rochester NY), we hear "heat index" this time of year, and
"wind chill factor" in the winter...  The humidity contributes to the
heat index by making a hot day seem hotter, and more of a risk for those
who can't handle heat.  The wind makes a cold day even more of a danger
in the winter.  Of course, a nice wind can make a hot humid day seem
more bearable, too... :)   But what the forecasters are doing is giving
warnings of dangerous weather made more dangerous.

 CS> Well my friend, you just are not acclimated to it!  You would become
 CS> so if you lived here.  Meantime, I guess if i *had no choice* I'd
 CS> learn to adapt to  Canada winters....

The human body is quite adaptable, at that... :)

ttyl           neb

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