Yeah, they also report the wind chill in weather with “gusts up too” as though gusts were a steady and constant wind.
Wind chill and heat indexes may have started as science but they have devolved into a gimmick for teasers before commercial breaks and flashy headlines about Minnesota being colder than the surface of mars.
Through the gear that you have to wear to be out side at -19 degrees, the effect of occasional gust of wind feel like virtually nothing. Steady wind on a day when its 25 degrees and your face isn’t covered is a much bigger factor but it doesn’t make as sensational a headline.
My question for Maggie. What is the windchill in middle of a class F5 tornado?
