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Ed Pawlowski

On 1/6/2014 8:49 AM, wrote:

"Tonight in NYS supposed to be 0F, and wind
chill -10 or so. Which number is the one
which concerns water pipes freezing? "

The answer is both of them. At 0F, it's cold enough to freeze
pipes. And depending on where the pipes are, they can be
affected by the windchill. Again, just two examples:

Affected how? The wind may make then freeze a bit faster by removing
heat faster, but regardless of the wind chill number, the pipes will
never see anything below 0 degrees.

A - Pipes are in a cabin with no heat. Do you think the cabin
inside temp will be the same overnight as the temp drops without
regard to what the windchill is? If the reported windchill was
large, would you not agree that the pipes are going to be
more likely to freeze?

No. If the temperature is 35 and the wind chill is 25, the pipes will
not freeze. They will never go below 35F

Then why won't Gordon just admit he's wrong, even after his
own reference from NOAA says that inanimate objects can be affected
by windchill?

Best to ask Gordon.

No matter how you term things, it does not change the laws of physics. .

Again, tell that to Gordon. He's the one that said windchill had
absolutely no effect on inanimate objects and won't just admit that
he's wrong. Apparently you agree he's wrong too.

Gets back to definitions. Wind can move heat away faster but inanimate
objects will never feel the "chill" number, only the actual number.
They may get there a bit faster though. NOAA confused things with their
definition. .