IEM Daily Feature
Thursday, 09 August 2012
Thursday, 09 August 2012
2012 Humidity
Posted: 09 Aug 2012 04:58 AM
While much needed rain showers have recently graced much of Iowa, most
of this summer has been very dry. The lack of rainfall produces water
availability stress in plants and their production of water vapor by
transpiration is decreased. The result should show up in decreased air
humidities as shown by the featured chart of Des Moines daily mean
mixing ratio (the amount of water in the air versus total air). In
general, this has been the case for most of the summer with humidity
values running near or below long term average. The warm and humid
weather we had in March is probably the most noticeable feature in this
chart. The initial wet period we had to start May also shows up as an
elevated period of higher humidities.
Voting:
Good = 73
Bad = 15
Tags: 2012 mixingratio
Voting:
Good = 73
Bad = 15
Tags: 2012 mixingratio