Why so Discomfort?

Reasoning Reveals Here…

As sun goes at its peak, everyone starts feeling uneasy. Its simply because temperature in the air starts rising. But that’s not the only reason behind feeling discomfort. Humidity also starts affecting our body.

Temperature & Humidity are main reasons behind feeling such discomfort.

The theory which explains the relative discomfort in the population having same weather conditions is known as Discomfort Index Theory.

Discomfort Index

Discomfort Index refers to impact of heat & stress on the individual taking into account the combined effect of temperature and humidity.

It is calculated as follows:Thom’s DI = T – [0.55*(1-H%)*(T – 14.5)]

Where, DI = Discomfort Index T = Temperature in degree Celsius H = relative Humidity in air

This would fetch a number which will give following interpretation:

DI Implication<21 No discomfort

21-24 Under 50% of population feels discomfort

24-27 Over 50% of population feels discomfort

27-29 Most of the population suffers from discomfort

29-32 Everyone feels stressed

>32 State of Medical Emergency

Example

If at given point of time temperature in Mumbai is 32◦C and relative humidity in air is 69%; Discomfort Index would be:

DI = 32 – [0.55*(1 – 69%)*(32 – 14.5)] = 32 – 2.98375 = 29.01

Which would be enough to conclude that Everyone feels stress in Mumbai at given point of time as per Thom’s discomfort theory.