relative humidity
noun
: the ratio of the amount of water vapor actually present in the air to the greatest amount possible at the same temperature
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Though a heat wave across the region has peaked, firefighters still faced high temperatures with relative humidity around 20%.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
According to Sara Purdue, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Sacramento office, breezy and gusty winds are expected throughout the day along the Sierra foothills and high basin in California’s extreme northeast, with low relative humidity during the day and into the night.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 25 July 2024
With near 100 percent relative humidity, patchy fog is again possible.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Temperatures have regularly reached into the mid-90s during this period, with sweltering periods of 100 percent relative humidity.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 17 July 2024
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
According to Sara Purdue, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Sacramento office, breezy and gusty winds are expected throughout the day along the Sierra foothills and high basin in California’s extreme northeast, with low relative humidity during the day and into the night.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 25 July 2024
With near 100 percent relative humidity, patchy fog is again possible.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Temperatures have regularly reached into the mid-90s during this period, with sweltering periods of 100 percent relative humidity.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 17 July 2024
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“Relative humidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relative%20humidity. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024.
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