My friend Roy and my wife Barb are firm believers in “feels like” temperatures. The actual temperature may be 85º, but if their weather apps list a “feels like” reading of 99º then, for them, it’s 99º. “It’s not 99º,” I tell them, “It’s 85º with high humidity.” They look at me with pity. Barb tries to explain the science behind it, but I’m intransigent.
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