Originally Posted by RayCJ
... As for air density, if memory serves, for every 10 degrees (Fahrenheit) drop, density increase approximately 5%.
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Nearer 2%. A more accurate and even simpler rule is that air density (hence drag) is inversely proportional to the (absolute) temperature, assuming reasonably constant barometric pressure.
... As for air density, if memory serves, for every 10 degrees (Fahrenheit) drop, density increase approximately 5%.
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Nearer 2%. A more accurate and even simpler rule is that air density (hence drag) is inversely proportional to the (absolute) temperature, assuming reasonably constant barometric pressure.