I used to have a co-worker who took issue with weather terms such as "wind chill" and "heat index". Any attempt by a meteorologist to express what the weather "feels like" over and above the measured temperature would cause him to break out into a sarcastic rant. I could see where he was coming from. If it's 78 degrees outside, then how can it be 84? Aren't you just making yourself more miserable by saying, "yeah, but it FEELS like 84"? Hot is hot and cold is cold, right? But I get what weather folks are trying to do, too. Obviously, moisture in the air and wind speed make things more miserable or more pleasant to some people (depending on the season and the person's tolerance). That's why "it's not the heat, it's the humidity" has been beaten to death all these years. I happen to live in an area that gets humidity. There's a lot of water where I live. If it gets hot, it's probably going to get h...
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