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Old January 17th 09, 11:54 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Cairgorm summit massive wind chill
Rob Brooks wrote:

I'm not sure of the exact height of Cairgorm summit, but at 6pm there was
an 86 mph mean wind from the SE gusting 114 mph and a temperature of -3C.
Now that's what I call wind chill.


I believe that above approx. 70 mph the wind chill actually reduces as
friction from the moving air begins to out-weigh the wind chill effect.


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