convert/windchill
convert temperature-speed pairs to windchill
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Options
Description
Examples
References
convert([t, s], windchill, [ut, us], opts)
convert([t*Unit(ut), s*Unit(us)], windchill, opts)
t
-
temperature
s
wind speed
ut
units of temperature
us
units of wind speed
opts
equation options as described below
formula : one of OsczevskiBluestein or SiplePassel (see description); default is OsczevskiBluestein.
The convert([t, s], windchill, [ut, us]) function converts the temperature-speed pair t,s to the corresponding windchill factor corresponding to the units of temperature ut.
The convert([t*Unit(ut), s*Unit(us)], windchill ) function is similar to the first calling sequence.
The formula used by the U.S. National Weather Service and Environment Canada is
35.74+0.6215⁢T−35.75⁢V0.16+0.4275⁢T⁢V0.16
where T is the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, and V is the wind velocity in miles per hour. The result is the apparent temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
The above formula was developed in 2001 by the Joint Action Group for Temperature Indices (see Osczevski and Bluestein).
This calculation is intended as an approximation. It is used only for wind speeds between 4 mph ( 6⁢kmh ) and 50 mph ( 80⁢kmh ).
The above Osczevski-Bluestein formula replaces an earlier formula for windchill due to Siple and Passel:
91.4+0.474677−0.020425⁢V+0.303107⁢V⁢T−91.4
in which the variables are defined as in the previous formula.
Windchill computations using the Siple-Passel formula are possible by adding the option formula=SiplePassel in the call to convert.
Determine the apparent temperature with a temperature of 37°F and wind velocity of 10 mph.
convert⁡37,10,windchill,degF,mph
29.92427177
Compare this result to the result using historical Siple-Passel formula for wind chill.
convert⁡37,10,windchill,degF,mph,formula=SiplePassel
24.54590909
Determine the apparent temperature with a temperature of 3°C and wind velocity of 16 km/h.
convert⁡3,16,windchill,degC,kmh
−0.8629766
Convert the resulting temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit.
convert⁡,temperature,degC,degF
30.4466421
Osczevski, Randall, Maurice Bluestein, 2005: The New Wind Chill Equivalent Temperature Chart. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 86, 1453–1458. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-86-10-1453
See Also
convert
convert/temperature
evalf
Units
Units/Index
Units/Standard
Units/temperature
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