wind-chill factor

The temperature of windless air that would have the same effect on exposed human skin as a particular combination of wind speed and air temperature. As the wind blows faster, heat is lost more quickly from exposed skin, making a person feel colder even though the air temperature remains the same.
Also called chill factor

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Dodger Stadium felt more like early season Chicago on Monday night, with a wind-chill factor of about 50degrees and gusts of 25-28 mph whipping the flags behind center field into a frenzy and turning a few fly balls and infield popups into adventures.

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A lot of that yardage was against a Giants defense that played the first half in 70-degree heat, a stark contrast to the wind-chill factor of 10 in New York’s last game.

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This was a night that showed prospective playoff opponents what playing at Lambeau in January will be like, with a temperature of 11 degrees and a wind-chill factor of 1 degree at kickoff.

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In January 2017, on a day that featured a wind-chill factor of 4 degrees, Beckham dropped several passes in the New York Giants’ playoff loss to the Packers.

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The conditions were freezing — eight degrees with a wind-chill factor of minus-15 — the last time the Los Angeles Rams played a cold-weather game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.

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