What is "Feels Like" Temperature

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We hear the meteorologists tell us all the time that the temperature is a certain number but that the "feels like" temperature is a different number. In summer the "feels like" temperature is higher, in winter the "feels like" temperature is lower. So what exactly then is this "feels like" thing? Basically, "feels like" temperature takes into account factors such as wind and humidity to find out how the weather would feel if you actually went outside. It can get real technical, sciency, and nerdy, so I'll to explain it the best way I understand it. Measuring the actual temperature involves recording the air temperature using a thermometer that is placed inside a special device. The “feels like temperature” is a calculated figure that considers additional other factors including the temperature of the surrounding air such as speed and strength of wind, humidity in the area, and the rate of heat loss from a human body when fully clothed. No, seriously. That's why things "feel" hotter or colder than the actual air temperature on any given day.