[cybermuda]

I regularly look at weather.com for zip 32159 and there is a severe weather warning any time the temperature "feels like 105"

Today, that kicked in when the actual temperature was 91F, and was still there when it was 93F. Last week it was there at 95F.

Yet each time it claimed it felt like 105F - does it ever say that it feels like 106F?

[jblum315]

Originally Posted by cybermuda

I regularly look at weather.com for zip 32159 and there is a severe weather warning any time the temperature "feels like 105"

Today, that kicked in when the actual temperature was 91F, and was still there when it was 93F. Last week it was there at 95F.

Yet each time it claimed it felt like 105F - does it ever say that it feels like 106F?

You're just trying to be funny, aren't you? It always feels like 106 to me.

[cybermuda]

True enough :-)

how do those gardeners etc. stand it out there for hours on end?

[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by cybermuda

True enough :-)

how do those gardeners etc. stand it out there for hours on end?

Ever notice or observe that when those S. Americans we see around here are working in the yard are wearing long sleeve shirts and have their heads covered, but us Americans that are doing the same thing, are wearing shorts, no shirts and seldom a hat? Who has it right?

[graciegirl]

On a day that the mercury was at the real 97 degrees the workers were roofing our new house. The heat reflected back from those shingles and no shade must have been terrible. They started at seven in the morning and were still working at seven at night.

I truly take my hat off to people who work in this heat and for long hours too.

[collie1228]

The heat index is as ridiculous as the wind chill factor. Just tell us what the temperature us, and we'll decide what it "feels like". The news media latches to these kinds of silly ways to exaggerate reality, which gives them the opportunity to get more attention. Even the weather/temperature isn't immune to the news media's shenanigans . . . .

[cybermuda]

...but has anyone actually seen it listed as being above 105 F?

[GeorgeT]

Originally Posted by collie1228

The heat index is as ridiculous as the wind chill factor. Just tell us what the temperature us, and we'll decide what it "feels like". The news media latches to these kinds of silly ways to exaggerate reality, which gives them the opportunity to get more attention. Even the weather/temperature isn't immune to the news media's shenanigans . . . .

The heat index and wind chill factor are not media hype, they are real numbers and need to be paid attention to especially by the elderly.

[collie1228]

Weathermen in the Northeast continue to use wind chill tables that don't stand up to scientific scrutiny. They just don't care, I guess. And if you need a weatherman to tell you it's hot outside, I guess you aren't paying attention to what's actually outside.

[golfnut]

ok cybermuda that should teach you to ask a question, i've been outside when they said the heat index was 116, didn't feel oppressive or anywhere near that to me, but everyone is different, i would have thought with bermuda in your name you would be ok with hot....gn

[Chi-Town]

Originally Posted by collie1228

Weathermen in the Northeast continue to use wind chill tables that don't stand up to scientific scrutiny. They just don't care, I guess. And if you need a weatherman to tell you it's hot outside, I guess you aren't paying attention to what's actually outside.

"You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows."

Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues 1965

However, I think the windchill factor is based on a chart by the National Weather Service and is reliable.
http://www.weather.gov/om/windchill/index.shtml

[cybermuda]

Originally Posted by golfnut

i've been outside when they said the heat index was 116

yes, I assumed it must actually get over 105, but I've never seen it shown as such on weather.com

Bermuda never reports it's temperature as being too high as it doesn't want to scare away potential visitors, so maybe the Florida Weather Police are up to the same trick :-)

[EdV]

From NOAA’s National Weather Service web site:

"Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States, resulting in hundreds of fatalities each year. In fact, on average, excessive heat claims more lives each year than floods, lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes combined".

[blueridge]

UOTE=collie1228;382411]The heat index is as ridiculous as the wind chill factor. Just tell us what the temperature us, and we'll decide what it "feels like". The news media latches to these kinds of silly ways to exaggerate reality, which gives them the opportunity to get more attention. Even the weather/temperature isn't immune to the news media's shenanigans . . . .[/QUOTE]

I never saw my thoughts in print the way you put it. Amen! I couldn't have said it better..

[cybermuda]

Unfortunately the human body can't decide "what it feels like" just by knowing the temperature.

If it is cold, then a strong wind will make your body lose heat more quickly, and if it is hot then high humidity will prevent your body from shedding heat as quickly.

Sure, once you're out there you'll realise that it feels colder, or hotter, than you expected just from the temperature, but the benefit of checking the weather before you go out is that you won't need to go back in to put on extra clothing, or grab some water.