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You folks know (those who bothered to read it anyway) that it was -13 *F yesterday when we went out to do chores. Well, today was 0 *F, so it was 13 degrees warmer, right? Nope. Yesterday was nearly windless (very very light breeze) so wind chill was maybe -14 *F, but this morning, the wind was doing about 25 mph, which makes the wind chill factor -24 *F. So, even though it was 13 degrees warmer according to the thermometer, it was actually about 10 degrees colder in what your skin feels. And, by the way, at -24 *F, exposed flesh will freeze in 30 minutes. It takes a minimum of an hour to do morning chores, but thankfully, over half of that is inside the barn, so the wind isn't stealing body heat. Isn't playing with weather fun?
You folks know (those who bothered to read it anyway) that it was -13 *F yesterday when we went out to do chores. Well, today was 0 *F, so it was 13 degrees warmer, right? Nope. Yesterday was nearly windless (very very light breeze) so wind chill was maybe -14 *F, but this morning, the wind was doing about 25 mph, which makes the wind chill factor -24 *F. So, even though it was 13 degrees warmer according to the thermometer, it was actually about 10 degrees colder in what your skin feels. And, by the way, at -24 *F, exposed flesh will freeze in 30 minutes. It takes a minimum of an hour to do morning chores, but thankfully, over half of that is inside the barn, so the wind isn't stealing body heat. Isn't playing with weather fun?
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