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Ya, for messaging, "wet bulb" doesn't work well. We need a more intuitive phrase, like a "wind chill factor" for heat + humidity = danger. Edit: chewing on "we
by specialist 5y ago
Ya, for messaging, "wet bulb" doesn't work well. We need a more intuitive phrase, like a "wind chill factor" for heat + humidity = danger.
Edit: chewing on "wet heat factor". What do you think? Cliches like "but it's a 'dry heat' harhar" are already common. So "wet heat" might click.
- swiley 5y agoIMO wet bulb is much more intuitive. The parameters for heat index are subjective.
- tomrod 5y agoI believe the intuition depends on context. In common jargon Wet Bulb isn't widely understood!
- kortex 5y agohttps://www.weather.gov/ama/heatindex https://www.weather.gov/ama/heatindex
- specialist 5y agoNice, thanks. FWIW, I just checked, and wunderground reports both temp and 'feels like', apparently matching the NWS Heat Index: https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/us/tx/dallas https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/us/tx/dallas
- The-Bus 5y agoThe problem is that wet-bulb temperature is not the Heat Index or a "feels-like" temperature. Here's a bit more info: https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/definitions/dry_wet_bulb_definition/dry_wet_bulb.html https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/definit...