# Wind chill factor only in winter?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-chill-factor-only-in-winter/364916>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 17, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-chill-factor-only-in-winter/364916 "2006-07-17T19:49:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-chill-factor-only-in-winter/364916/1 "2006-07-17T19:49:29Z")

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Why don’t I turn on the weather report today and hear:

Highs today 95, but with the 10 MPH breeze it will feel like 91.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-chill-factor-only-in-winter/364916/2 "2006-07-17T19:59:49Z")

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> [@CookingWithGas](#):
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> Why don’t I turn on the weather report today and hear:
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> Highs today 95, but with the 10 MPH breeze it will feel like 91.

I see it on [Accuweather.com](http://Accuweather.com). Today it is 95 here and the Windchill is 92.

Often with humidity, however, it feels hotter. It’s usually called heat index instead of Wind Chill.