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Question
Hi!
How is the Real Feel Temperature actually computed? I have tried to look in up on the web, but the closest I get is a general description without formulae on http://experts.about.com/q/Accuweather-2546/Dew-point-Heat-index.htm
It is described as patented. What is the patent number?
Thanks
Solly
Dear Solly:
The Real Feel temperature is a patented product developed by several of us at AccuWeather. I am not familer with the general explanation. But, I can tell you that we use the following variables to calculate the value:
Temperature
Dew point
wind speed
Sun angle for a given date
Solar intensity as defined from the solar index
percent of sky cover
precipitation and intensity
altitude
Each variable carries a weight for a given date and weather situation. These weights are determined through various factors. I cannot give you the formula since this is patented. If you are interested in getting real feel computations you can go to our web site and request a service person to assist you with setting up an account. We have clients that have their own website that allows them to compute the real feel with a given town or city anywhere in the world that reports hourly weather data
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Dan Kottlowski
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Dan Kottlowski is one of AccuWeather`s Expert Senior Forecasters, and is an expert in meteorology.He trains future weather forecasters, oversees the service`s television forecasts, and is heard daily on radio stations throughout the South and Southwest.
Experience
An AccuWeather forecaster since 1976, Dan now manages AccuWeather's forecaster training program and oversees the millions of bits of satellite data that the organization's forecaster's receive every day.He is the Director of AccuWeather's Television Briefing Service and oversees the forecasts that millions of television viewers see and hear daily.
Dan attended Purdue University, where he earned his B.S. in Meteorology in 1976.
In his spare time, Dan volunteers with the local Boy Scouts.He enjoys hiking, biking, camping with his family, and astronomy.
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