The Bureau of Meteorology predicted temperatures of -5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, and not only did they get it right, but according to the ‘feels like’ factor, it got even colder.
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The mercury dropped to -5.4 degrees Celsius according to the Bureau of Meteorology at 6.43am last Sunday however according to the apparent temperature, or the ‘Feels like’ factor, the temperature was -9.4 degrees Celsius.
On Monday morning the temperature once again dropped to only -5.4 degrees Celsius. However, locals getting ready or heading off to work at 7.30am would’ve told you that it felt a lot colder with the apparent temperature according to the Bureau feeling like -9.2 degrees Celsius. Even at 9 am on Monday morning when the temperature was at 0.3 degrees Celsius the ‘Feels Like’ factor was -2.8 degrees Celsius.
The apparent temperature or ‘Feels Like’ factor is the temperature as perceived by humans caused by the combined effects of air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed.
