02-04-2023, 08:46 AM
Something small I was working on to go with my home weather system:
Now, as you can see, my chart matches the values from the chart here: WindChill (weather.gov)
Only issue is my color values don't match. Anyone know why -62 windchills are light blue at the top of the chart, but then are purple at the bottom? If the implied temperature is -52 in both cases, shouldn't frostbite occur at the same time? Isn't that basically what windchill is for -- to give an equal representation of what the temperature would feel like it the wind wasn't blowing?
How's that frostbite time calculated? Anyone have a clue, just so I can get my color scheme to match?
Code: (Select All)
SCREEN _NEWIMAGE(800, 600, 32)
$COLOR:32
PRINT " ";
count = 1
FOR temp = 40 TO -45 STEP -5
LOCATE , 4 * count
PRINT temp;
count = count + 1
NEXT
PRINT
FOR windspeed = 5 TO 60 STEP 5
COLOR White, Black
PRINT windspeed;
COLOR Black, SkyBlue
count = 1
FOR temp = 40 TO -45 STEP -5
wc& = WindChill(temp, windspeed)
LOCATE , 4 * count
count = count + 1
SELECT CASE wc&
CASE IS > -18: COLOR Black, LightBlue
CASE IS > -32: COLOR White, SkyBlue
CASE IS > -48: COLOR White, Blue
CASE ELSE: COLOR White, Purple
END SELECT
PRINT wc&; " ";
NEXT
PRINT
NEXT
COLOR White, Black
FUNCTION WindChill& (temp AS _FLOAT, windspeed AS _FLOAT)
WindChill = 35.74 + 0.6215 * temp - 35.75 * windspeed ^ 0.16 + 0.427 * temp * windspeed ^ 0.16
END FUNCTION
Now, as you can see, my chart matches the values from the chart here: WindChill (weather.gov)
Only issue is my color values don't match. Anyone know why -62 windchills are light blue at the top of the chart, but then are purple at the bottom? If the implied temperature is -52 in both cases, shouldn't frostbite occur at the same time? Isn't that basically what windchill is for -- to give an equal representation of what the temperature would feel like it the wind wasn't blowing?
How's that frostbite time calculated? Anyone have a clue, just so I can get my color scheme to match?