Comment 22 for bug 743553

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> I'm not Canadian so don't know for sure, but Wikipedia says the Humidex
> should be displayed as a number without a "˚C" or "˚F", but is always
> displayed in ˚C-like units (i.e. not Farenheit). I can't find any
> actual examples of Humidexes in use (I think it's only used in the
> summer). I get the feeling that it's always referred to as the
> "Humidex" and not as a "Feels like", so we should do this too.
>
I too thought likewise but I've been searching around for this and put the
units for consistency.

Canadian Weather office do translate Humidex & Wind chill into imperial
units, although they do not use units:
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/mainmenu/faq_e.html#weather2c

They do not put units to emphasize that they are temperature indices, not
measurable temperatures.
I believe it is a matter of consistency. We should use the same policy for
all indices.

Other sites do put units (and translate them to F) after Humidex value:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2007/07/26/storm-sewage.html
http://everything2.com/?node_id=87523

In Canadian weather channels like this below, the "Feels Like" temp, is a
combination of Humidex / Wind Chill:
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/index.php?product=glossary&pagecontent=glossaryindex&pagecontent=feelslike

This is similar to the "Heat Index / WInd Chill" combination we added.

> "Apparent Temperature" might be too vague - although the top hits in
> google do take you to the correct methodology. Would "Apparent Temp:
> wind and humidity" make more sense? "Australian Apparent Temperature"
> is another option, but IMO is less useful.
>
Yes "Apparent Temperature" is too vague and the translation will mislead.
I guess only Canadians and Australians will be interested in Humidex
and Apparent Temperature.
We could be more descriptive in the prefs.