IEM Daily Feature
Friday, 21 October 2022
Friday, 21 October 2022
Relative Humidity Dive
Posted: 21 Oct 2022 05:30 AM
The featured chart presents hourly relative humidity for Ames since 1 July. The recent dive downward
in RH is noticeable on the chart and is painfully noticeable for those with respiratory and/or skin
sensitivities to dry air. The cause is certainly related to the worsening drought and end of growing
season, which both have eliminated sources of atmospheric water vapor. The lack of humidity has
also allowed very cold low temperatures to materialize this week. With rain chances in the forecast for
late this weekend and next week, one wonders how this persistent dry air will put a damper on the
much needed rainfall.
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