The Dewpoint Thread (day, storm, humidity, dew point)
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And wow, quite a contrast indeed! I'm surpsied there's not more storms and instablity along the border. It seem to literally stop being humid around the DC area.
Looks like that's where the High is centered and the front stalled over the Carolinas. I wonder if the mid levels are just too dry for storms to be forming at the border.
Dew point of 71°F at 2 am in Nice. Strange, usually the dp is lower at night. Can't have a cold beer anymore without it causing half a pint of water to pool on the table or whatever is under the glass.
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Originally Posted by forgotten username
I am sorry but my body does not agree. Am i weird ? A 13c dp with a 15c temp will always feel humid while a 13c with a 32c will always feel dry. Absolute humidity is useless in terms of humidity feelings.
Your body disagrees with pretty much everyone on this thread, as all the other posters and meteorologists they quoted base their comfort scale on the dew point, that is to say the absolute humidity.
As soon as he said that he "doesn't care about physics" that's where I stopped my argument. There's no use in debating someone who takes their own anecdotal evidence as opposed to actual facts.
Your body disagrees with pretty much everyone on this thread, as all the other posters and meteorologists they quoted base their comfort scale on the dew point, that is to say the absolute humidity.
Before I learned about the dew point I always thought the same thing (that the humidity % is what to use). Pretty much became a household thing everywhere since the past. It didn't make sense a lot of times but I figured there was another reason. Then I learned about the dews and still fascinated how well it corresponds to body comfort or discomfort.
Speaking of comfort... Dewpoint 50° here this morning. Feels like fall with temps in Upper 50s.
70F right now. Looks like every day will hit 70 at least until the weekend.
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I think Tampa might be a bit more humid than Melbourne. I think in the winter the west coast is drier though.
