chill factor

noun

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Those conditions are supposed to extend through the I-10 corridor to Duval County, DeSantis said, and temperatures could drop to five degrees with the wind chill factor. Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025 Temperatures will be in the teens and low 20s with wind chill factors between 3 degrees and 14 degrees, National Weather Service Fort Worth said. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Jan. 2025 Reagan was sworn in at the White House for his second term on January 20, 1985, when the temperature outside was 7 degrees with a wind chill factor as cold as minus-20, according to NWS. David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 Wind chill factors by about noon will be between 12ºF and 14ºF. Monday is set to be more dry than the weekend, which has rain (and possible Sunday snow) on the forecast. April Rubin, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for chill factor 

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chill factor was in 1965

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“Chill factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chill%20factor. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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chill factor

noun
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