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Wind Chill is the term used to describe the rate of heat loss on the human body resulting from the combined effect of low temperature and wind. As winds increase, heat is carried away from the body at a faster rate, driving down both the skin temperature and eventually the internal body temperature. While exposure to low wind chills can be life threatening to both humans and animals alike, the only effect that wind chill has on inanimate objects, such as vehicles, is that it shortens the time that it takes the object to cool to the actual air temperature (it cannot cool the object down below that temperature).

Beginning for the 2001/2002 winter season, the National Weather Service will be implementing a new Wind Chill Temperature Index.  How does the old index compare with the new index?  In general, if given the same actual air temperature and wind...the new index will be warmer than what you would have expected with the old index.  A Wind Chill Calculator is located below so you can compare the New Wind Chill Temperature Index with the Old Wind Chill Temperature Index.  You can also take a look at the New Wind Chill Chart with the Old Wind Chill Chart. 

Specifically, the new WCT index will:

What is the Wind Chill Now? Air Temperature (ºF) = Wind Speed (MPH) = Old Wind Chill Index New Wind Chill Index

Old Wind Chill Chart