HEAT INDEX


Meaning of HEAT INDEX in English

a number representing the effect of temperature and humidity on humans by combining the two variables into an "apparent" temperature, introduced as a replacement for the temperature-humidity index: a temperature of 90° and relative humidity of 65 percent combine to produce a heat index of 102. Abbr.: H.I.

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