Knowing the wind chill is in fact an essential part of Canada’s weather forecasts, as it provides everyone with the knowledge they need in order to stay safe in our worst weather.
I do seem to remember the effect from before 2001. But why was it invented? I mean sometimes it’s kinda cool, but others it can be downright deadly. ;-)
How wind chill got its start. The concept of wind chill was developed by two U.S. researchers, Paul Siple and Charles Passel, based on tests they carried out during the U.S. Antarctic Service Expedition from 1939 to 1941.
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I do seem to remember the effect from before 2001. But why was it invented? I mean sometimes it’s kinda cool, but others it can be downright deadly. ;-)
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/How-Wind-Chill-Got-Started-and-What-Its-Doing-US-Midwest%23:~:text%3DHow%2520wind%2520chill%2520got%2520its,Expedition%2520from%25201939%2520to%25201941.&ved=2ahUKEwiLsOjn6NqDAxVWIjQIHXFfCfcQFnoECAoQBQ&usg=AOvVaw2hN1NrUDjlHaHQlfedLtE2
Yee, gads, what a dirty link. Thanks for the impulse. I hope your day is cozy.
How Wind Chill Got Started–and What It’s Doing to the U.S. Midwest https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/How-Wind-Chill-Got-Started-and-What-Its-Doing-US-Midwest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Antarctic_Service_Expedition
Measurements of Dry Atmospheric Cooling in Subfreezing Temperatures by Paul A. Siple and Charles F. Passel https://www.jstor.org/stable/985324#page_scan_tab_contents or https://sci-hub.se/https://www.jstor.org/stable/985324
Yeah, the link is gross as I was on my mobile. Thanks for the better link.