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Examples of dew point in a Sentence
It's 78° outside and the dew point is 63°.
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This was reflected in the day’s dew points, which were confined to the 50s, a location regarded as comfortable.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
The dew point is the temperature to which air must be cooled to become saturated with water vapor.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024
For much of the western U.S., the air is generally pretty dry, and dew points are low, so even those middle dew points can feel uncomfortable.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2024
Before the weather service established these dates, the start of the season was signaled by three consecutive days of average dew point temperatures of 55 degrees or higher.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined above
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“Dew point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dew%20point. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
dew point
noun
: the temperature at which the moisture in the air begins or would begin to collect on surfaces
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