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Heat Index (Dew Point) JetStreamAn Online School for Weather °F point Dew 126 124 m 122 rea tst 120 /je ov 118 .g er 116 th 114 a F) >129°F e 112 ° .w w F) 110 Extremely Hot. w ° w 108 Heat/Sunstroke 106 104 HIGHLY LIKELY with 102 continued exposure. 100 r e 98 h t 96 a 105-129°F Very Hot. e 94 Heat Index ( W Sunstroke, heat cramps, or heat 92 r 90 o ( Air Temperature exhaustion LIKELY, and heatstroke f 88 l POSSIBLE with prolonged exposure o 86 o h 84 and/or physical activity. c 82 S 80 e Instructions n 78 i 90-104°F Hot. l 76 n 1. Turn the wheel to the current dewpoint Sunstroke, heat cramps, or heat O (or round up to nearest even value). exhaustion POSSIBLE with prolonged n A exposure and/or physical activity. - 2. Read the Heat Index value opposite the air temperature. (Note: Air temperature values m a are displayed every 2°F.) e r 80 - 89°F Very Warm. t S 3. Remember, heat index values are for shady Fatigue POSSIBLE with prolonged exposure t e conditions only. Exposure to direct sunshine and/or physical activity. J will add up to an additional 15°F. Temperature & DEW POINT N WEATHER-READY NATION at ce ion rvi al Weather Se There are over 35 lesson plans in the National Weather Service education website JetStreamJetStream - An Online- An Online School School for Weather, for Weather, a free a resourcefree resource at www.weather.gov/jetstream at www.srh.noaa.gov. 70 72 68 74 76 66 136 140 134 142 136 138 140 147 78 64 132 132 134 136 139 144 130 133 149 130 132 137 141 80 130 129 128 132 140 146 62 129 134 145 129 127 128 126 129 132 137 154 127 142 151 128 125 125 125 128 129 135 82 125 141 150 127 122 122 122 124 127 132 139 60 123 146 156 125 121 121 120 122 125 130 137 144 155 124 121 118 127 134 142 152 126 118 118 120 122 84 125 122 119 116 116 118 125 131 140 150 116 116 120 137 148 161 58 124 120 114 113 123 128 146 160 115 113 115 117 134 122 118 111 110 112 120 125 143 156 124 119 115 112 110 115 118 123 132 140 154 123 117 109 108 110 129 152 86 113 110 108 112 121 139 149 122 114 127 166 115 110 107 106 107 109 135 148 56 121 107 105 112 118 124 133 165 113 109 104 104 105 107 145 163 118 112 105 103 110 116 121 131 143 161 124 116 106 102 101 102 104 113 128 140 158 122 110 103 100 107 118 155 114 126 137 152 121 107 104 101 99 99 100 102 110 116 136 88 112 98 105 123 150 171 119 102 133 110 105 98 97 96 97 99 108 114 148 170 117 99 96 101 120 129 146 168 54 108 103 95 105 111 117 143 165 116 96 94 95 97 99 127 162 113 106 101 97 93 104 107 115 124 140 161 123 94 92 92 138 158 120 112 104 98 95 92 94 96 104 111 122 136 156 119 91 98 154 109 102 91 90 89 91 101 108 119 133 151 118 96 93 90 93 148 90 107 88 95 116 130 177 116 100 89 88 104 127 146 175 94 87 88 97 173 114 105 97 90 87 89 112 144 170 86 91 100 124 141 169 112 103 92 87 86 94 108 120 138 166 52 95 88 85 85 86 164 111 101 84 88 96 104 116 136 162 93 90 85 83 89 133 159 121 109 98 87 84 112 158 83 80 81 81 129 155 120 107 97 91 88 80 126 153 118 84 80 150 105 85 82 78 121 147 117 94 89 86 79 78 145 116 102 77 142 82 92 83 77 139 182 113 92 79 180 100 87 84 136 180 177 112 77 132 176 98 90 172 170 110 85 81 78 168 96 77 167 82 164 88 162 108 160 157 94 83 155 50 106 78 76 152 86 81 149 104 92 147 82 143 119 102 90 85 76 119 100 78 117 97 88 83 81 oint 116 p 114 95 86 76 w 112 93 82 78 e 111 84 D 155 158 160 91 163 165 169 170 172 175 109 80 y 177 179 182 76 94 107 89 83 b 105 87 78 103 81 x 101 99 86 76 e 97 84 80 95 d 93 82 78 48 91 n 74 81 76 I 168 118 89 170 76 117 172 80 175 117 87 t 78 114 176 113 85 180 77 79 112 84 a 110 80 108 82 75 74 107 e 81 104 81 76 102 98 83 100 96 80 84 H 94 78 92 77 86 91 74 89 75 79 87 87 85 96 89 80 83 76 82 80 90 79 81 92 78 77 74 75 83 93 79 95 84 76 97 80 86 98 100 98 74 96 94 46 92 90 88 87 85 83 82 80 79 77 75 78 111 102 118 117 117 114 112 109 107 106 103 87 102 100 81 103 89 76 104 79 83 74 105 90 75 77 106 79 80 78 84 92 80 107 82 83 76 108 93 85 74 86 86 75 81 109 88 79 95 90 77 92 87 94 79 78 83 97 96 74 98 76 80 75 80 89 2 98 81 100 100 77 84 101 83 103 79 74 90 105 75 85 82 78 102 78 107 76 109 86 86 110 80 92 103 111 74 77 88 74 113 80 115 83 90 81 105 116 76 94 87 118 79 74 79 78 92 74 44 83 77 106 93 74 74 82 95 84 76 80 74 96 89 84 74 107 74 76 79 97 78 80 97 86 79 81 107 76 99 90 86 76 83 88 76 108 80 98 76 79 78 83 76 101 76 82 90 100 109 79 92 103 87 80 78 84 78 81 84 104 91 80 102 106 78 78 94 93 79 86 78 78 83 108 89 83 80 103 80 82 86 109 95 81 4 88 79 95 111 80 97 84 105 91 79 112 85 80 80 81 90 81 115 83 99 87 97 82 83 106 116 86 91 81 92 81 116 100 98 107 84 86 81 83 81 42 89 81 88 82 93 102 100 85 83 94 107 83 104 95 86 82 89 84 87 91 102 108 82 82 106 82 95 83 97 86 91 85 88 107 84 109 103 86 98 84 92 89 109 97 84 93 84 84 89 85 110 105 88 86 86 100 87 94 112 98 95 91 85 6 91 106 85 102 114 85 85 100 86 89 96 87 89 88 95 114 104 107 92 93 116 86 87 98 102 105 86 87 90 108 89 91 97 88 94 40 89 94 107 103 100 109 88 88 92 108 99 96 90 88 88 93 89 101 96 91 105 109 110 100 94 90 98 90 103 111 92 90 94 106 90 97 91 93 113 99 103 96 105 92 107 93 91 8 114 96 92 91 99 107 93 103 94 97 101 114 108 93 95 108 100 93 97 93 103 105 93 99 109 38 94 96 109 95 97 103 105 95 99 106 111 110 95 101 95 96 97 99 97 106 113 104 107 100 103 96 96 96 113 108 99 98 98 10 101 105 108 103 104 114 98 109 98 98 101 99 102 109 106 100 106 104 110 36 100 100 110 100 103 104 101 107 108 113 102 105 101 101 113 105 108 104 108 101 103 104 107 12 113 110 104 107 103 109 105 103 105 105 107 111 108 110 105 105 34 107 105 107 105 108 112 110 106 106 108 107 106 113 107 109 110 14 107 107 109 109 107 110 108 112 32 109 110 108 109 109 109 113 110 112 109 16 110 109 110 110 112 30 110 110 110 111 18 111 111 28 20 26 22 24 HEAT HEAT OR EXHAUSTION STROKE Faint or dizzy Throbbing headache Excessive sweating No sweating g r Body temperature o . Cool, pale, w y w d above 103°F w a clammy skin e . w R Red, hot, dry skin e o t a n t h e e m r . a g r o c v a / j S e f t s o t r y Nausea or vomiting Nausea or vomiting e s a e m t r / u ! h o i . c Rapid, weak pulse Rapid, strongpulse h t e m g l a m I Muscle cramps May loose consciousness What to do What to do Get to a cooler, air conditioned place CALL 9-1-1 Drink water if fully Take immediate action to conscious cool the person until help arrives Take a cool shower or use cold compression WEATHER-READY NATION.
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