MAKE A MEME View Large Image Heat Index.gif en The Heat Index is a measure of how hot it really feels when relative humidity is factored with the actual air temperature As an example if the air temperature is 96°F and the relative humidity is 65 the heat index--how ...
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Keywords: Heat Index.gif en The Heat Index is a measure of how hot it really feels when relative humidity is factored with the actual air temperature As an example if the air temperature is 96°F and the relative humidity is 65 the heat index--how hot it feels--is 121°F IMPORTANT Since heat index values were devised for shady light wind conditions exposure to full sunshine can increase heat index values by up to 15°F also strong winds particularly with very hot dry air can be extremely hazardous 2012-03-24 http //www nws noaa gov/os/heat/index shtml http //www nws noaa gov/os/heat/images/heat-index12 gif NOAA This information is also available in table form on the English Wikipedia at en Template HeatTable To use it on the English Wikipedia add <nowiki> HeatTable </nowiki> To use it on another Wikimedia project you will need to copy the template PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Heat and humidex Indices
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