dew-point
Noun
Meaning
The temperature at which dew begins to form. It varies with the humidity and temperature of the atmosphere.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlternative names
dew point
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Air can become saturated as a result of being cooled to its dew point or by having moisture added from an adjacent source.
A high relative humidity implies that the dew point is closer to the current air temperature.
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At a given barometric pressure but independent of temperature, the dew point indicates the mole fraction of water vapor in the air, or, put differently, determines the specific humidity of the air.
If the temperature rises in conditions of constant pressure, then the dew point will remain constant but the relative humidity will drop.
For every 10 percent lower, dew point drops 3 °F.