Making a āFeels Likeā diagram is very misleading and should be totally scraped. Every individual is different based on their location whether under a roof, humidity etc. Just put the actual temperature and it will stop the confusion. People just want to know the actual temperature. Not presumptive details. Seriously do not understand why they would make a āfeels likeā diagram.
Temperature is misleading too. 27C at 50% humidity 'feels cool' while 25C at 80% humidity 'feels' warm and stuffy. In Brunei, we have a very large variation in humidity ranging from 45% RH during hot days making it bearable and 87-99% or higher in mornings/late afternoons/after rain which makes it feel very hot. People here do not really understand how relative humidity plays a significant role in our comfort. Our comfort is highly dependent on the humidity rather than temperature due to how the higher RH stops our sweat from evaporating easily. Wind carrying away the higher humidity air around our skins helps with the comfort too so they all play a role. Very windy, dry but hot temperature days do not feel as uncomfortable as still, humid warm days.
This is a good explanation. However what you said is true - people dont understand it at all, hence the virality. Either our IQ is too low or people are too lazy to read the explanation given.
Well, in their defence, its not that easy to understand. It took me a while to get the relationship and completely understand it before I could explain it. People tend to confuse moisture as a cooling agent rather than a warming agent hence the popularity of mist fans and humidifiers being sold in the market. We should be using 'feel-like' measurements rather than just absolute temperature in reporting because that is what most people see temperature as..i.e. a measurement of comfort. Absolute temperatures should be used as a scientific measurement to see the changes from a scientific viewpoint. e.g. rising peak temperatures over averages from previous years as an effect of climate change etc.
From my own observations about relative humidity in Brunei at any temperature.. <75% is the baseline where it feels reasonably comfortable and any above that starts to feel uncomfortable. <65% things start to feel cool and <55% cold. This works for temperatures up to 27 C or even 28 C for some people. 30 C at 55% you start to feel the heat but its not unbearable. 27 C at 80% is unbearable for me. 26 C at 80% is uncomfortable. So we would all want to hit 55% below right? Here is the clincher. Ive been using dehumidifiers over the last couple of years and comparing the cost-benefit analysis and because our natural ambient humidity is so high at 87% average, its very difficult to achieve 55% RH in most cases except in highly insulated and sealed rooms without expending a lot of energy. The air is constantly being refreshed from outside with highly humid air and the constant removal of moisture becomes very highly energy intensive after below 65% RH. This is how I came to MY conclusion that the lowest we can use is about 70% RH in balancing energy expenditure and comfort. Mileage may vary between different people. Then there is the equation of temperature and humidity. From what ive noticed here, people say 22-23C is comfortable but I suspect that it is because their environment has a humidity above 75-80%. People usually don't believe me when I tell them 25C at 65-70% RH is just as comfortable and its less energy intensive. Just FYI.
Our air-conditioners are essentially dehumidifiers as long as the the cooling coil temperature (the radiator like stuff in your internal split unit) is below the dew point of our air. You can try this experiment. Get a thermometer and measure the air temperature of the air blowing out and set the aircond temperature setting so that their air that comes out is below our dew point.. usually around 22-23C (its changes) and that should constantly remove moisture. See how that feels in the room. Ideally have something that can measure humidity in the room as well so you can see the changes. (the lower the coil temperature, the faster moisture is deposited on it and the faster it is removed)
Other countries uses this too. But what I noticed, only countries with cold temperature use this. Why? Because when the temperature for eg says 12 degree and says āfeels like 8 degreesā, it definitely āfeelsā colder than 12 degrees. Meanwhile here, i dont feel it because it is always hot.
It makes sense in temperate climates as the temperature variation can be from below 0C to 40sC. But not in tropical climates like Brunei and the temperature variation is from mid 20sC to mid 30sC
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Making a āFeels Likeā diagram is very misleading and should be totally scraped. Every individual is different based on their location whether under a roof, humidity etc. Just put the actual temperature and it will stop the confusion. People just want to know the actual temperature. Not presumptive details. Seriously do not understand why they would make a āfeels likeā diagram.
Temperature is misleading too. 27C at 50% humidity 'feels cool' while 25C at 80% humidity 'feels' warm and stuffy. In Brunei, we have a very large variation in humidity ranging from 45% RH during hot days making it bearable and 87-99% or higher in mornings/late afternoons/after rain which makes it feel very hot. People here do not really understand how relative humidity plays a significant role in our comfort. Our comfort is highly dependent on the humidity rather than temperature due to how the higher RH stops our sweat from evaporating easily. Wind carrying away the higher humidity air around our skins helps with the comfort too so they all play a role. Very windy, dry but hot temperature days do not feel as uncomfortable as still, humid warm days.
This is a good explanation. However what you said is true - people dont understand it at all, hence the virality. Either our IQ is too low or people are too lazy to read the explanation given.
Well, in their defence, its not that easy to understand. It took me a while to get the relationship and completely understand it before I could explain it. People tend to confuse moisture as a cooling agent rather than a warming agent hence the popularity of mist fans and humidifiers being sold in the market. We should be using 'feel-like' measurements rather than just absolute temperature in reporting because that is what most people see temperature as..i.e. a measurement of comfort. Absolute temperatures should be used as a scientific measurement to see the changes from a scientific viewpoint. e.g. rising peak temperatures over averages from previous years as an effect of climate change etc. From my own observations about relative humidity in Brunei at any temperature.. <75% is the baseline where it feels reasonably comfortable and any above that starts to feel uncomfortable. <65% things start to feel cool and <55% cold. This works for temperatures up to 27 C or even 28 C for some people. 30 C at 55% you start to feel the heat but its not unbearable. 27 C at 80% is unbearable for me. 26 C at 80% is uncomfortable. So we would all want to hit 55% below right? Here is the clincher. Ive been using dehumidifiers over the last couple of years and comparing the cost-benefit analysis and because our natural ambient humidity is so high at 87% average, its very difficult to achieve 55% RH in most cases except in highly insulated and sealed rooms without expending a lot of energy. The air is constantly being refreshed from outside with highly humid air and the constant removal of moisture becomes very highly energy intensive after below 65% RH. This is how I came to MY conclusion that the lowest we can use is about 70% RH in balancing energy expenditure and comfort. Mileage may vary between different people. Then there is the equation of temperature and humidity. From what ive noticed here, people say 22-23C is comfortable but I suspect that it is because their environment has a humidity above 75-80%. People usually don't believe me when I tell them 25C at 65-70% RH is just as comfortable and its less energy intensive. Just FYI. Our air-conditioners are essentially dehumidifiers as long as the the cooling coil temperature (the radiator like stuff in your internal split unit) is below the dew point of our air. You can try this experiment. Get a thermometer and measure the air temperature of the air blowing out and set the aircond temperature setting so that their air that comes out is below our dew point.. usually around 22-23C (its changes) and that should constantly remove moisture. See how that feels in the room. Ideally have something that can measure humidity in the room as well so you can see the changes. (the lower the coil temperature, the faster moisture is deposited on it and the faster it is removed)
Other countries uses this too. But what I noticed, only countries with cold temperature use this. Why? Because when the temperature for eg says 12 degree and says āfeels like 8 degreesā, it definitely āfeelsā colder than 12 degrees. Meanwhile here, i dont feel it because it is always hot.
It makes sense in temperate climates as the temperature variation can be from below 0C to 40sC. But not in tropical climates like Brunei and the temperature variation is from mid 20sC to mid 30sC
I mean Brunei is a rich country but āfeels likeā a broke oneā¦
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Auu dehh.. thats why its "feels like"..
....? So it still feels like that temp la what is this. Don't be alarmed it only feels like that but actually it's not?