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nestork

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Originally Posted by Larry W[_3_]

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nestork wrote:
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However, long story short, an inanimate object will never cool down to a
temperature below the ambient temperature because of the wind. Lack of
any wind will just mean that it will take longer for that inanimate
object to cool down to ambient temperatures.

I would disagree with that somewhat. I believe that an inanimate object,
say a cinder block for instance, if soaked in water and exposed to
wind in low humidity, will reach a temperature somewhat below
ambient until all the water evaporates.
Larry W.

Yes, and I would agree, but the drop below ambient temperature cannot be attributed to wind chill, but to evaporative cooling.

When water evaporates, it absorbs heat. In this case, it would be absorbing heat from the cinder block, and that's what would cause the temperature of the block to dip below ambient.

Evaporative cooling is how a dog's tongue works to cool the blood of the dog, and therefore cool the dog down on a hot day.