It’s called the “wet bulb globe temperature ... The dry bulb temperature is what you know as the basic temperature. This calculation also uses the global black temperature, which uses ...

The analysis calculated an approximate form of “wet-bulb globe temperature,” a metric that combines temperature, humidity, sunlight and wind. Scientists consider it the gold standard for ...

The wet bulb globe temperature scores high marks simply because it’s a comprehensive measurement. It takes into account many factors that the heat index does not, like solar radiation.