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What does a wind chill number tell you?

How cold people and animals feel outside.

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  1. How cold people and animals feel outside ✔
  2. How cold a parked car will get
  3. The real air temperature

Why: Wind carries heat away from exposed skin, so it feels colder than the thermometer says. Wind chill is about people and animals, not objects.

Huh, didn't know that: Wind chill is defined only for air at or below 50 F with winds above 3 mph.

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Answer: How cold people and animals feel outside. Wind carries heat away from exposed skin, so it feels colder than the thermometer says. Wind chill is about people and animals, not objects.

  1. NWS: Wind chill chart www.weather.gov/safety/cold-wind-chill-chart
    The wind chill temperature is how cold people and animals feel when outside.
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. NWS: Wind chill chart www.weather.gov/safety/cold-wind-chill-chart
    Wind chill temperature is only defined for temperatures at or below 50°F and wind speeds above 3 mph.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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