WIND CHILL Definition & Meaning

wind chill

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[ wind chil, win- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Meteorology.

the apparent temperature felt on the exposed human body owing to the combination of temperature and wind speed:
Sorry, but when the wind chill is below zero, I lose all interest in skiing.

wind-chill

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noun

1. the serious chilling effect of wind and low temperature: it is measured on a scale that runs from hot to fatal to life and allows for varying combinations of air temperature and wind speed
2. ( as modifier )
  wind-chill factor

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of wind chill¹

First recorded in 1935–40

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Temperatures across the UK will range between about 5 to 8C, but as a brisk easterly wind develops, a wind chill in the south will make it will feel closer to freezing.

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At lunch one day, the wind chill reached –59°C, says Glen Mattioli, vice president for instrumentation at the EarthScope Consortium, which operates the seismometer network.

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“Strong winds could cause tree damage. Cold wind chill readings as low as 20 degrees below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.”

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"It's about -30C with a strong wind, which brings the temperature to -45C with wind chill factor."

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Several states were under wind chill advisories and other freeze warnings as frigid temperatures were expected to continue into Sunday.

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