Why no reporting of wind chill in the summer?

Answer 1

Yes it is. It is reported as a cool breeze.

Answer 2

Wind chill levels in the winter can get down to the point where they pose a threat or danger to people. From breathing air that is too cold to ice and snow accumulating on roadways, people need to be informed of those situations. In the summertime the wind chill will be, at the worst, 50's which does not really pose a threat to anyone. In the summer they report about humidity because sometimes the humidity is so high that it cane be dangerous to people sensitive to hear. These reports are not for personal interest rather than they are for safety so you will not see wind chill in the summer.

Answer 3

They just use a different term for summer. But essentially, they are the same thing. It's called the "heat index." See link below:

In practical weather terms, there is an actual air temperature and a "feels like" temperature. Television meteorologists often provide both numbers during especially hot summer days or cold winter days. In the summertime, the "feels like" temperature is called the heat index, but during the winter, the "feels like" temperature is often called the wind chill factor. The wind chill factor is a combination of air temperature and wind speed that affects the freezing rate of exposed skin.

Answer 4

Because it's so dang hot that the wind doesn't affect the temperature enough to talk about wind chill. Humidity is the issue of the summer.

Answer 5

Don't know. Here in the windy city...the temp does drop in spring, summer, and fall when the wind whips up. Guess people don't really care unless it's frigid outside.

I do though. It annoys me when I hear that it will be in the 70's or 80's, you dress for it, and then go out and the breeze is so chilly that you are freezing. It really should be a factor in reporting the weather all year round...especially in the north where it does make a difference.

Answer 6

The wind child tells us how cold it feels in the winter. It is called the heat index in the summer. Basically the same thing.

Answer 7

Basically in the summer we refer to it as Heat Index as opposed to the winter we refer to it as wind chill.

Answer 8

We have the heat index. At least where I live, the summer isn't particularly chilly enough to have a "wind chill." Do you live in Greenland or something???

Answer 9

i would guess that, in general, there is no wind 'chill' factor in the good old hot summer time...
There may be wind but how chilly does it reallly get???

Answer 10

Do what? It's summer! There is no "Chill" in summer.

Phurface

Answer 11

wind chill only exists when the temperature is below 50 degrees fahrenheit