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Whether a summer day is great or awful often comes down to the humidity.

The metric of how hot the air actually feels has roots in a 1979 journal paper called “The Assessment of Sultriness.” By Andy Newman In recent days, you may have seen or heard many mentions of a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Expect oppressive heat to smother Kentucky and southern Indiana for the next few days. A persistent heat wave has brought high temperatures, humidity and a heat index that's soaring ...