NORFOLK, Va. — The old saying goes “it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity!” And while that may be true, it’s only half of the story. It’s the “dew point” that really matters. But what is the dew point?

What does the dew point measure? Mike Moss: The number of a dew point, for example 62, represents the temperature at which a given air mass would be saturated with water vapor, so that any additional ...

There are various ways to measure the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere. The amount of moisture a given parcel of air can hold is dependent on the ambient temperature. Higher temperatures mean ...

It’s a hot summer day and you hear someone say, “The relative humidity is 80%!” They’re probably correct, but relative humidity is just not a good way to measure how muggy the air “feels” to our ...

VANTAA, Finland, July 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the world transitions to electrification and green energy, the demand for more powerful and safer rechargeable batteries—such as lithium-ion, ...

The COSA XENTAUR™ dew point meters, sensors, and transmitters are ideal for in-process control, production, and quality control of numerous industries, including chemical, food and beverage, ...

Simply put, this is the temperature at which the surrounding air will become saturated. In other words, it’s the temperature at which dew and eventually fog will form. The lower the number, the less ...

Vaisala's Multiparameter Transmitter DPT145 is for online monitoring of SF6 insulation in high-voltage equipment. The transmitter combines online dew point monitoring with pressure measurement, ...

The dew point is the saturation temperature of air, the temperature at which the air would have a relative humidity of 100 percent. Unlike relative humidity, the dew point changes only when the air’s ...