Feels like temperature
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- Python
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Description
### What problem does your feature request solve?
The temperature that is quoted in the forecasts is the dry-bulb measured under shade. Fundamentally though the public are really interested in what the temperature "feels-like". In winter the temperature is more controlled by the "wind chill" factor (wind), whereas in summer the temperature is more controlled by the "heat index" (i.e. humidity). Average temperatures use a combination of both the wind chill factor and the heat index to find the "feels-like" temperature.
### Describe the solution you'd like
A new operator is required that will calculate the feels like temperature, and be dependent upon whether it is above or below average use the relevant factors. This should live under `Daily Weather`.
These diagnostics should only use model output and not ancillary data. Any method ancillary data should ideally occur within the model.
For further details (including about reviewers) please refer to #1550.
### Required diagnostics
Temperature at screen level
Windspeed at 10 m
Relative humidity at screen level
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Research direction
Start with the Daily Weather operator area and read issue #1550 for the referenced details and reviewers. Confirm how model-output diagnostics expose screen-level temperature, 10 m windspeed, and screen-level relative humidity; done means a feels-like operator is added there using those diagnostics.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100