OT: Wind Chill Factors
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- Subject: OT: Wind Chill Factors
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 20:51:40 -0700
From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <jcwalters@bridgernet.com>
> From: "Ellen Gallagher" <e_galla@ncia.net>
> Up here in the mountains the temps are predicted to be down to -60 F
degrees
> with the windchill factored in. We only have about 8 - 10 inches of
> insulating snow cover at this point - we are about
> 3 feet behind last year at this date. I can still see some TB fans
sticking
> out through the snow.
> Makes me anxious...what will Spring have in store for my poor flowers?
Hi, Ellen!
The wind chill factor is an index designed to express how cold it "feels"
to humans when wind is moving cold air masses around. It is my
understanding that plants only "feel" the actual thermometer temperatures,
and these are what we should consider when assessing plant cold tolerance.
However, if I were you I would not go outside to verify this right now!
It has warmed up here in the West as it has it cooled down there in the
East. Our meager six inches of snow cover is now down to anywhere from two
inches to zip and conditions are almost made to order for Botrytis to
flourish.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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