apparent temperature

noun

1. heat index.

apparent temperature

1. See heat index

Example Sentences

We’re definitely still muggy, with dew points around 70 degrees, adding about 5 degrees onto highs approaching 90 to create a higher apparent temperature to our bodies.

From Washington Post

That’s distinct from the heat index or the apparent temperature, though they’re all similar.

From Popular-Science

Zitterbart believes penguin huddles are so mathematically precise that the apparent temperature at which they transition into a huddle serves as an indirect measure of the penguins’ average fat content and energy reserves.

From Quanta Magazine