Glossary of Weather Terms
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- Dew Point
- The temperature to which the air must be cooled to condense. For example, if the air temperature was 65 degrees Fahrenheit/18 degrees Celsius and the dew point was 65 degrees Fahrenheit/18 degrees Celsius the humidity would be 100% and the air would be totally saturated. The larger the spread of temperature and dew point, the drier the air. This spread is called the dew point depression.
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