How is Wind Chill Measured?

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As you know, temperature measures the hotness or coldness of our environment, whether indoors or out. But the “wind chill temperature” (WCT) tells us what it actually feels like when we go outside. Wind has a cooling effect on your body, so the more the wind blows the colder your skin becomes. The WCT determines how much heat is being lost from your exposed skin due to the effects of wind and cold. It is only defined for temperatures at or below 50 degrees F and wind speeds above 3 mph.