Wind Chill Chart    

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THE CHART BELOW SHOWS HOW FREEZING WINDS WORSEN THE COLD

 

Exposed skin freezes quickly causing frostbite as the wind chill drops to -20°F or lower.

Thermometer Reading, in Degrees Fahrenheit

Actual Temp

30°F

25°F

20°F

15°F

10°F

5°F

0°F

-5°F

-10°F

-15°F

-20°F

-25°F

-30°F

-35°F

Wind Speed:
Read
across
chart
to see
what
these
conditions
actually
feel
like.

5  MPH

27

22

16

11

6

1

-5

-10

-15

-20

-26

-31

-36

-41

10  MPH

16

10

4

-3

-9

-15

-21

-27

-33

-40

-46

-52

-58

-64

15  MPH

9

2

-5

-11

-18

-25

-32

-38

-45

-52

-58

-65

-72

-79

20  MPH

4

-3

-10

-18

-25

-32

-39

-46

-53

-60

-67

-75

-82

-89

25  MPH

0

-7

-15

-22

-29

-37

-44

-52

-59

-66

-74

-81

-89

-96

30  MPH

-2

-10

-18

-25

-33

-41

-48

-56

-64

-71

-79

-86

-94

-102

35  MPH

-4

-12

-20

-28

-36

-43

-51

-59

-67

-75

-82

-90

-98

-106

By way of comparison, the actual temperature of dry ice is -109 °F.  A temperature of -35 °F coupled with a 35mph wind is comparable to being in a blast freezer, and exposed skin will freeze virtually instantaneously.  Obviously, experiencing these conditions without adequate shelter or protection is life threatening.  Be prepared!  Get the Web's Best Winter Handbook FREE by clicking HERE.  Downloading this file will require Adobe Acrobat Reader, also available FREE by clicking HERE.


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Wind Chill Calculator
(Courtesy of US Army)

For values other than those shown in the above chart, just enter the temperature and wind speed and press "calculate."

Temperature (Fahrenheit)

Wind Speed (Mph)
Wind Chill

NOTE: Speeds of 4 miles per hour or less have little effect on the wind chill.

Fact about wind chill:  According to the chart above, an actual temperature of 30 °F coupled with a wind speed of 35mph provides a wind chill of -4°F.  However, if you tied a 60°F container of your favorite beverage to the roof of your car on a dry, 30°F still day and drove at a speed of 35mph, the temperature of the container and it's contents would never fall below the 30°F ambient air temperature.  Perhaps a better way to explain this is to imagine you are driving your car at 55 mph on a rainy day.  It's 40°F outside, and the calculator above says that those conditions produce a wind chill of 9°F.  Water freezes at 32°F.  Does the rainwater on your car freeze?  No, of course it doesn't.  The foregoing proves that wind chill and temperature are not the same thing.  Wind chill relates to the rate of speed that heat is lost to reduce the temperature of an object to the temperature of it's surroundings.  In the example of the beverage container, the temperature of the container and it's contents would fall to the 30°F ambient temperature at a rate equivalent to it's being placed in a -4°F environment with still air.   Wind chill is a comparative expression relating to the rate of heat loss under particular conditions, not an actual temperature.


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