Wind Chill

Wind Chill is an indication of cold thermal conditions. Originally developed by Siple and Passel (1945) And updated by the Canadian Meteorological Service in 2001.

More information:

• https://www.jstor.org/stable/985324

• http://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=n&n=5FBF816A-1#wc6

How To Use

You will need 2m temperature in Kelvin and 10 m wind speed in m/s.

It returns the wind chill temperature in Celsius.

calculate_wind_chill(2m_temperature, 10m_wind_speed)

Interpret the Output

Wind Chill Thresholds

Wind Chill Thresholds	Thermal Stress Level
0 to -9	Low Risk
10 to -27	Moderate Risk
-28 to -39	High Risk
-40 to -47	Very High Risk
-48 to -54	Severe Risk
< -55	Extreme Risk