uses wind speed at an average height of 1.5
m, the typical height of an adult human face, based on readings from the national standard height of 10
m, which is the typical height of an anemometer. It incorporates heat transfer theory, i.e. heat loss from the body to its surroundings, during cold and breezy or windy days.
The table below covers the range of likely wind speeds and temperatures
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