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Heat index

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001259

The Heat Index (HI) or the "Apparent Temperature" is an accurate measure of how hot it really feels when the Relative Humidity (RH) is added to the actual air temperature.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001259
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001259",
  "term": "Heat index",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The Heat Index (HI) or the \"Apparent Temperature\" is an accurate measure of how hot it really feels when the Relative Humidity (RH) is added to the actual air temperature.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/heat-index/"
}

Record 1,259 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.