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To understand wind chill, it's important to note how wind affects body temperature. Our bodies lose heat more quickly in windy conditions. The faster the wind, the more heat is drawn away from exposed skin, causing a drop in temperature. This is what results in a difference between the actual air temperature and perceived temperature. The first time wind chill was officially assigned a numerical value was in the 1940s when Antarctic explorers measured the time it took for a bottle of water to freeze, and calculated a wind chill formula that reflected heat loss per unit surface area. Today, wind chill is determined by this formula, where TWC is the wind chill in degrees Fahrenheit, V is the wind speed in miles per hour, and T is the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. For example, a temperature of >> 10 degrees Fahrenheit with winds at 26 miles per hour would mean a wind chill temperature of >> 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Based on this formula, the >> 38 degrees is actually meant to represent the temperature you would feel if you were about 5 feet tall and walking in an open field at night with no interference from the sun. According from the Wind Chill Chart from the National Weather Service, frostbite could occur after ten minutes of exposure to a wind chill of >> 38 degrees. While the final wind chill temperature isn't an exact calculation of how each individual will perceive a cold, it provides a good reference point for getting a better sense of outside conditions, and is crucial in helping determine how dangerous outside conditions may be. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"What Wind Chill Temperatures Mean (Aside From the Fact That It's Really Cold)","description":"What is wind chill, and how is it calculated? 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