2007-11-08 13:17:53 · 3 answers · asked by jordanx1977 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
The heat index is a measure that combines the air temperature and the relative humidity to come up with a single number that is supposed to represent how hot it "feels".
The temperature alone doesn't tell the whole story - on a day when the relative humidity is high, the day FEELS "hotter" than it does on another day when the air temperature is the same, but the humidity is lower.
In other words - if I asked you to compare how hot you felt on two different 85-degree days, you'd FEEL hotter on the day that had higher humidity.
The actual formula for computing the heat index is fairly complicated - if you're curious, check the wikipedia page below for more info.
2007-11-08 13:26:48 · answer #1 · answered by NotAnyoneYouKnow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heat Index is an apparent temperature got by combining the air temperature and the relative humidity. It gives an idea how hot we will feel with a particular temperature and a particular relative humidity.It is almost the opposite of what we call wind-chill.
2007-11-08 22:42:23 · answer #2 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-11-08 13:20:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋