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Thursday, July 5

It's Not The Heat, It's The Humidity!


That is exactly what makes the difference! Pictured is the chart used to compute the heat index. Heat index is the virtual temperature that your body functions under with heat and humidity combined. The higher the temperatures and higher the humidity, the harder it is for your body to cool itself off, the more oppressive it feels, and the more dangerous it becomes to exert yourself outside.

Jonathan Myers

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