IEM Daily Feature
Wednesday, 28 May 2014

2014 Humidity Levels

Posted: 28 May 2014 05:43 AM

It has felt more like summer recently as the dew point has reached the mid 60s. The featured chart presents the climatology of mixing ratio, which is a linear measure of the amount of water in the air, and the levels so far this year. The bottom chart shows the daily departure from long term climatology. The cold temperatures this year have an impact on lowering humidity levels as cold air potentially holds less water than warmer air. We are still a month and a half away from the muggiest time of the year (mid July).

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