Relative humidity measures how much moisture is in the air compared to how much it could hold at a given temperature. It is simply the dew point temperature divided by the air temperature, times 100.

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Every summer, I get asked this question: "Why don't you use relative humidity? I don't care about the dew point." The thing is - you should care about the dew point more. The dew point is quite ...

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Not all measurements are created equal when it comes to moisture content in the air around you. Relative humidity may be better known and more talked about, but dew point is a much better measure of ...