why do meteorologists use dew point rather than relative humidity to describe the uncomfortableness or oppressiveness of an air mass? Dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes “saturated” ...

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I know in Houston, we hear the term humidity which is used to correlate to how muggy it may feel outside. But what actually is humidity and what does it represent? Humidity is the measurement of water ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – There might not be a more misunderstood phrase in meteorology than “relative humidity.” Every summer when humidity returns, this phrase echoes across the United States: “It ...

The short answer is both terms are different and describe different things about moisture in the air. The dew point is another temperature value. It is the temperature air needs to cool to become ...

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FIGURE 1. Relative indoor humidity (violet) and absolute exterior humidity (orange) displayed over 26 months. For the majority of winter months, rh ranged between 35 and 60 percent. December 10, 2018 ...

A low-power, compact, RH and temperature sensor eases the challenges associated with accurately, reliably, and consistently measuring these important environmental parameters. Features of the new TI ...

Industry leaders realized hundreds of years ago that their processes and machines operate best when the indoor relative humidity is maintained at an optimum level for their process. They found it was ...