Heat Waves - The Heat Index

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The heat index is the temperature your body actually feels based on the air temperature and humidity. For example, if it is 90°F (32°C) outside and the humidity is 80 percent, it feels like it's 113°F (45°C). It is important to note that if you are in direct sunlight during a heat wave, you must add 15° to the heat index to account for the extra heat you get from solar radiation. On the day described above, your body would be experiencing a temperature of 128°F (53°C)!

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Library Index » Emergency Preparedness Library » Heat Waves - Heat Islands, California Heat Waves And Forest Fires, Extreme Heat And What To Do About It Heat Waves - The Heat Index temperature body feels humidity The heat index is the temperature your body actually feels based on the air temperature and humidity. For example, if it is 90°F (32°C) outside and the humidity is 80 percent, it feels like it's 113°F (45°C). It is important to note that if you are in direct sunlight during a heat wave, you must add 15° to the heat index to account for the extra heat you get from solar radiation. On the day described above, your body would be experiencing a temperature of 128°F (53°C)! Heat Waves - Heat And Health [next] [back] Heat Waves - Why Heat Kills Citing this material Please include a link to this page if you have found this material useful for research or writing a related article. Content on this website is from high-quality, licensed material originally published in print form. You can always be sure you're reading unbiased, factual, and accurate information. Highlight the text below, right-click, and select “copy”. Paste the link into your website, email, or any other HTML document. <a href="http://www.libraryindex.com/pages/12613/Heat-Waves-Heat-Index.html">Heat Waves - The Heat Index</a> User Comments Name Email Your email address will be altered so spam harvesting bots can't read it easily. Hide my email completely instead? Body Cancel or Copyright © 2013 Net Industries and The Rosen Publishing Group – All Rights Reserved – Terms of Use Share this page: Tweet More To Explore	Contact & About Privacy Policy