Why is there a surge in wind chill temperature denial? Wind chill temperature was absolutely the right metric to convey by meteorologists and public health officials during the recent Polar Vortex cold air intrusion. Wind Chill is the term used to describe the rate of heat loss from the human body, resulting from the combined effect of low air temperature, and wind speed. The Wind Chill Temperature is a single value that takes both air temperature, and wind speed into account. This 2016 Forbes Science article breaks down factors that cause our body to respond to wind chill.

Source: Forbes February 05, 2019 13:01 UTC