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Heat is 80F and above, humid is when the dew point is 60F or above. I guess "humid heat" is when the temp is at least 80F, and dew point is at least 60F.
Heat is 80F and above, humid is when the dew point is 60F or above. I guess "humid heat" is when the temp is at least 80F, and dew point is at least 60F.
I made a 'temps vs RH chart' for my own perspective on dry vs humid heat (it came out crappy since I made it in ~5 mins using MS Paint, but you'll get the point).
As the OP said, there should be a "gray area" surrounding the curve in which it may feel like dry heat or humid heat, depending on other factors.
For me the temp must be at least 80F/27C and the dew point 68F/20C to be considered "humid heat". At that temp and dew point a heat index of 83F/28C is produced. Nothing to get excited about but if a heat index isn't produced, then it's not really "humid heat" imo.
That may be true, but 27C with a dew point of 15C certainly feels reasonably muggy and is about what the dew point would be here with a temperature of 27C. It certainly feels hotter or more muggy than a temperature of 27C and a dew point below 10C..
I think for me 80F and 60F is a reasonable assumption, but of course other people will have different tolerances to humidity
That may be true, but 27C with a dew point of 15C certainly feels reasonably muggy and is about what the dew point would be here with a temperature of 27C. It certainly feels hotter or more muggy than a temperature of 27C and a dew point below 10C..
I think for me 80F and 60F is a reasonable assumption, but of course other people will have different tolerances to humidity
You would never here a local forecaster ever calling 15C "muggy" here. That's still in the comfortable range. 16-18C is only starting to "get sticky"...
For me the temp must be at least 80F/27C and the dew point 68F/20C to be considered "humid heat". At that temp and dew point a heat index of 83F/28C is produced. Nothing to get excited about but if a heat index isn't produced, then it's not really "humid heat" imo.
The chart shows 60°F dew point is the closest to maintain with the actual temperature which means neither dry or humid; very neutral.
At least we can say 50°F is getting lower and 65°F is getting higher.
Heat is 80F and above, humid is when the dew point is 60F or above. I guess "humid heat" is when the temp is at least 80F, and dew point is at least 60F.
I like it. Who am I to argue with the guy from Florida about heat and humidity?
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