APPENDIX
A
WINDCHILL CHART
| WIND SPEED | |||||||||||||||||||
| KNOTS | MPH | ||||||||||||||||||
| CALM | CALM | 35 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | -5 | -10 | -15 | -20 | -25 | -30 | -35 | -40 | -45 | -50 |
| 3 - 6 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | -5 | -10 | -15 | -10 | -25 | -30 | -35 | -40 | -45 | -50 | -55 |
| 7 - 10 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | -10 | -15 | -20 | -25 | -35 | -40 | -45 | -50 | -60 | -65 | -70 | -75 | -80 |
| 11 - 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 0 | -5 | -10 | -20 | -25 | -30 | -40 | -45 | -50 | -60 | -65 | -70 | -80 | -85 | -90 | -100 |
| 16 - 19 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | -10 | -15 | -25 | -30 | -35 | -40 | -50 | -60 | -65 | -75 | -80 | -85 | -95 | -100 | -110 |
| 20 - 23 | 25 | 10 | 0 | -5 | -15 | -20 | -30 | -35 | -45 | -50 | -60 | -65 | -75 | -80 | -90 | -95 | -105 | -110 | -120 |
| 24 - 28 | 30 | 5 | 0 | -10 | -20 | -25 | -30 | -40 | -50 | -55 | -65 | -70 | -80 | -85 | -95 | -100 | -110 | -50 | -125 |
| 29 - 32 | 35 | 5 | -5 | -10 | -20 | -30 | -35 | -40 | -50 | -60 | -65 | -75 | -80 | -90 | -100 | -105 | -115 | -120 | -130 |
| 33 - 36 | 40 | 0 | -5 | -15 | -20 | -30 | -35 | -45 | -55 | -60 | -70 | -75 | -85 | -95 | -100 | -110 | -115 | -125 | -130 |
| WINDS ABOVE 40 MPH HAVE LITTLE ADDITIONAL EFFECT | FLESH MAY FREEZE WITHIN ONE MIN | ||||||||||||||||||
Chart adapted from Appendix A, Winter Operations Manual (1 Oct 89), U.S. Army Northern Warfare Training Center, Fort Greely, AK.
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VI: Living in the Winter
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