44.6˚F) to say how comfortable one feels at certain temperatures and wind speeds
whilst wearing appropriate clothing. These conditions are a temperature below 91.4Ê°F and a wind speed higher than 9.4 mph. Wind chill is defined as the cooling effect of uncovered skin at an assumed constant 91.4 °F skin surface temperature. The higher the wind speed is and the lower the actual temperature, the more noticeable is the wind chill effect.
The "perceived temperature" is roughly comparable to the
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| Wind strength table |
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Beaufort | Wind speed mph | Wind speed km/h | Description | ||||
0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0.7 | Calm |
1 | 1 | - | 3 | 0.8 | - | 5.4 | Slight air |
2 | 4 | - | 7 | 5.5 | - | 11.9 | Light breeze |
3 | 8 | - 12 | 12.0 | - | 19.4 | Gentle breeze | |
4 | 13 | - 18 | 19.5 | - | 28.5 | Moderate breeze | |
5 | 19 | - 24 | 28.6 | - | 38.7 | Fresh breeze | |
6 | 25 | - 31 | 38.8 | - | 49.8 | Strong breeze | |
7 | 32 | - 38 | 49.9 | - | 61.7 | Moderate gale | |
8 | 39 | - 46 | 61.8 | - | 74.6 | Fresh gale | |
9 | 47 | - 54 | 74.7 | - | 88.9 | Strong gale | |
10 | 55 | - 63 | 89.0 | - | 102.,4 | Whole gale | |
11 | 64 | - 72 | 102.5 | - | 117.4 | Storm | |
12 | > 73 |
| > 117.4 |
| Hurricane |
The Comfort Indicator (ΛΚϑ) represents the climatic conditions, for which the following table is used (the symbol status shows the area of validity):
Temperature Humidity
20% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70%
<64.4°F | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ |
Λ | Λ | Λ | Κ | Κ | Κ | Κ | Κ | Κ | Λ | |
67.9° | Λ | Λ | Λ | Κ | ϑ | ϑ | ϑ | ϑ | Κ | Λ |
Λ | Λ | Κ | ϑ | ϑ | ϑ | ϑ | Κ | Λ | Λ | |
75.1° | Λ | Κ | ϑ | ϑ | ϑ | ϑ | Κ | Λ | Λ | Λ |
Λ | Κ | Κ | Κ | Κ | Κ | Κ | Λ | Λ | Λ | |
> 82.2°F | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ |
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