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We should stop reporting cold temperatures using wind chill, "Real Feel" and other numbers that are not the actual temperature (self.opinionhavers)

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People are doing a lot more talking about cold temperatures using the "feels like" number. This has happened a lot more in the past few years, probably because apps are highlighting this number more. Using feels-like is narcissism-driven, because the feels-like number is always lower, so it sounds like the weather is worse than it really is.

People argue that the feels-like number better reflects how cold it actually is, but of course that's wrong because if it's windy, you dress for the wind, and if possible you stand where you're out of it.

The feels-like numbers also don't factor in the sun. 20F, cloudy, and windy feels a lot different than 20F, sunny, and windy.

So basically this is all just a way for people to dramatize the daily weather more and narcissistically increase their victimhood and suffering.

Obviously, wind chill serves a useful scientific purpose.

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[–] over_clox 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

There are more factors to it than that. You forgot one obvious one, humidity.

Temperature
Humidity
Wind Chill
UV Index

The general idea of the simplified "Feels Like" temperature is to crunch all these variables and give a more simplified idea of whether it might be half comfortable outside or not.

Ain't nobody got time to mentally crunch those 4 variables to decide what's comfortable and what to wear to work in the morning, so what's wrong with "Feels Like"?

[–] BothsidesistFraud 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Well this was regarding cold temperatures. Humidity is not normally a big factor.

As stated, the number is not meaningful because it is affected by dress and exposure. So just use temperature. 20 or 30 years ago they would say things like "it's a windy 20 degrees out" or "it's sunny and cold outside" which gives you all you need and isn't some bespoke metric.

Turning everything into a number drives narcissism and removes some of the color and texture of life.

[–] over_clox 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's easier for many people to understand, but if that's not for you, then use a different weather app/service.

Those are just a couple of places to start if you want the raw scientific numbers, I'm sure there's plenty more.

I don't see how using a simplified measurement like that could possibly be considered as any sort of narcissism. Nor do I care to discuss, dispute or argue with whatever you think you're getting at, but there's nothing 'narcissist' about it.

[–] BothsidesistFraud 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Nor do I care to discuss, dispute or argue with whatever you think you’re getting at, but there’s nothing ‘narcissist’ about it.

Wrong community then.