How Is the Heat Index Calculated and How Is the Humiture Index Used To Measure Heat and Humidity?
The term humiture was coined in 1937 by O. F. Hevener, a meteorologist, to refer to the discomfort felt in the upper temperature ranges when the humidity rises. The higher the humidity, the warmer it feels to the human body, because it cannot evaporate sweat as easily. Many indexes have been devised to quantify the discomfort. A
