Bagginski
Well-Known Member
I never imagined that “wind chill factor” was any kind of scientific formula for splicing refrigeration into simple cold. Not saying there is no basis for massaging the two forms of thermal radiation into a single ‘effective temperature equivalent’, just don’t know of one. It’d be interesting to discover the opposite1) the desert gets pretty cold.
2) I object on principle when a kinetic measure (wind chill) is used to describe a thermodynamic one (temperature). It is as nonsensical as quoting the horsepower of a jet engine. Yeah, people do that.
I’ve primarily always viewed it as a rule of thumb, an internal calculation occurring below thought by considering humidity & the sound of the wind (if any) along w/ temp. Which is not to say that an absolutely still night must be less bone-chilling than a windy one…but I’d say my lived experience is believable for me, so - short of contrary evidence, I’m inclined to be satisfied. I can always stand to improve my grasp of things, tho, so I stay curious
Desert. Cold. Oh, yes.