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The blast of Arctic air, which has meant parts of North Dakota reached minus 55 degrees Fahrenheit this week when the wind chill factor is added in, will move southward to the Ohio Valley and the central Appalachians by Friday, with temperatures 25 to 35 degrees below seasonal averages.
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
At the same time, heavy winds with gusts of up to 50 miles per hour are expected in many areas, making temperatures feel even colder due to the wind chill factor.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Those conditions are supposed to extend through the I-10 corridor to Duval County, DeSantis said, and temperatures could drop to five degrees with the wind chill factor.
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Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
Temperatures will be in the teens and low 20s with wind chill factors between 3 degrees and 14 degrees, National Weather Service Fort Worth said.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1965, in the meaning defined above
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“Chill factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chill%20factor. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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