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Wind Chill Update

By Science News

The National Weather Service has revised its formula for calculating wind chill. These Web pages feature an explanation of the changes, a new wind chill chart relating temperature and wind speed, and a handy wind chill calculator.

Go to: http://205.156.54.206/om/windchill/.

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