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How about this, compare an average 32 F- frosty and clear morning in the mid-South in January with 100% humidity, versus a 32 F afternoon during a cold spell but with a 10 F dew point.....all factors being the same (cloud cover, wind, etc) that 32 F afternoon is going to feel colder.
Lack of humidity makes heat leave the body quicker.
I think the difference in heat loss for humidity is minimal. The absolute water content of the air at 32°F regardless of relative humidity is rather low, for water on the skin at the temperature of the skin (80°F or so) both situations are rather dry.
I think the first situation will feel colder to most, because it happens when the weather is on average warmer.
Winters are "humid cold" in Malta, infact they are so humid that everything inside gets damp & patches of mould even appear on walls & even on clothes in your wardrobe! We have no heating here (apart from a portable gas heater) but what is a must is a dehumidifyer, which we use for a few hours every day. It is so damp here in the winter that it actually feels colder INSIDE...
Winters are "humid cold" in Malta, infact they are so humid that everything inside gets damp & patches of mould even appear on walls & even on clothes in your wardrobe! We have no heating here (apart from a portable gas heater) but what is a must is a dehumidifyer, which we use for a few hours every day. It is so damp here in the winter that it actually feels colder INSIDE...
Oh God and you suffer from this at clothes or the walls!!! Actually the same here!
I think the difference in heat loss for humidity is minimal. The absolute water content of the air at 32°F regardless of relative humidity is rather low, for water on the skin at the temperature of the skin (80°F or so) both situations are rather dry.
I think the first situation will feel colder to most, because it happens when the weather is on average warmer.
Yeah, 32 F won't hold much moisture you're right. But still, there's a pretty significant difference between a DP of 32 F and a DP of 10 F.
And in my second scenario was still in the same location as the first, but under a cold snap. For some reason, 32 F in the afternoon feels colder than in the morning. Maybe it's psychological?
We have the same problem with mould in winter because of high humidity.. last year at our student house we had to have a dehumidifier running, but mould still kept growing, despite having the window open in our bathroom and the downstairs part being freezing because of that. Our landlord still tried to take money away from our deposit until we complained and got it all back, as we did our best to combat the mould..
Humid cold. Winter averages 89.3% relative humidity. Having a day with full 100% humidity is not impossible in winter.
Oh Freezing temperatures with high humidity that is not bearable but I love it. :P It reminds me nights with frost here. Great feeling for my soul but bad for my body. :P
Winters are "humid cold" in Malta, infact they are so humid that everything inside gets damp & patches of mould even appear on walls & even on clothes in your wardrobe! We have no heating here (apart from a portable gas heater) but what is a must is a dehumidifyer, which we use for a few hours every day. It is so damp here in the winter that it actually feels colder INSIDE...
Why don't you just leave the windows open for an hour or two during the day?
Humid cold. Winter averages 89.3% relative humidity. Having a day with full 100% humidity is not impossible in winter.
So it's not exactly true what I've heard from various people that "Italian winter feels colder than Finnish one because is humid, while in Finland it's dry"
So it's not exactly true what I've heard from various people that "Italian winter feels colder than Finnish one because is humid, while in Finland it's dry"
Maybe they mean inland places. Turku I know that has a river so it is humid.
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