[AT] Wind Chill (was RE: oil change)

[Ralph Goff]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Rotigel" <rotigel at alltel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Wind Chill (was RE: oil change)


> On Dec 8, 2007, at 1:50 PM, JTakemoto at wildblue.net wrote:
>
>> Dean, wind chill can and will cause frostbite on exposed hands and
>> faces.
>> Have you ever seen frost on the grass when its only 36 deg.
>> outside. that
>> is caused by wind chill.
>
> WRONG!!!!!!!!!!
> Dave

Actually the term wind chill is not even used in the forecast unless the 
temperature is below freezing.
These days our weather reports almost always include the wind chill factor 
closely followed by the line.........
"exposed skin will freeze in x number of minutes." Naturally the number of 
minutes decreases as the wind chill number
 increases. Theres some good information on the subject at
http://www.msc.ec.gc.ca/education/windchill/windchill_fact_sheet_aug_10_e.cfm

And yes, let me make it clear, I am not talking about carburetor icing.

Ralph in Sask.