Does wind chill only affect living creatures?

Question

To rephrase, if a rock sits outside in 10F weather with -10F windchill, is the rock’s surface temperature 10F or -10F?

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Answer 1

If the rock is warm, it will cool faster in windy -10 then in a non windy 10. The moving air will likely move heat away from the rock faster. If the rock is already 10 it will make no difference. A living creature will rarely if ever be as cold as the outside temperature, even cold blooded creatures try to warm up so will always be chilled harder by wind.