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Hi, How does a car give an air temperature reading for outside please? I always thought that the wind caused by the car moving would make the temperature colder. Thanks.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The human body produces its own heat. In perfectly still air, that heat is only lost very slowly. In rapidly moving air, body heat is lost much faster. So the human body suffers from 'wind chill' when sensing temperatures. (i.e. for the same air temperature, it will feel much colder in a strong wind than in still air)
Thermometers (of whatever type) don't produce heat, so they can't lose heat. They simply respond to the temperature of the surrounding air. It doesn't matter whether the air is stationary or blowing a gale; a thermometer only 'feels' the real temperature of the air. (i.e. thermometers don't register wind chill).
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Thermometers (of whatever type) don't produce heat, so they can't lose heat. They simply respond to the temperature of the surrounding air. It doesn't matter whether the air is stationary or blowing a gale; a thermometer only 'feels' the real temperature of the air. (i.e. thermometers don't register wind chill).
Chris
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