Prediction of skin temperature of men in the cold

Skin temperatures of seminude men were measured during 2-hr exposures to various combinations of air temperature (90–25 F) and wind velocities (< 1, 5, 10 mph). The data were used to derive an expression for the estimation of mean weighted skin temperature as a function of duration of exposure (up to 180 min), air temperature (90 to -20 F), and windspeed (0–40 mph). A chart was also constructed for more rapid estimation of skin temperature. Submitted on August 17, 1960