How humid are the Great Plains compared to the south?

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by bluescreen73

Dew point is statistically more significant than relative humidity with regard to how moist or dry the air feels. High dew points and lowish RH will still feel sticky. The current RH at my house is 38%, but it's not at all humid because the dew point is 47 degrees. Right now in Wichita the dew point is a muggy 73 degrees. Air temp 87, heat index 95. Gross.

If OP wants dry, he's not going to find it in Wichita. Do a search for average July dewpoint and you'll see that Wichita and points east have similar dew points to the interior southeast.

I'll reiterate what I said earlier. Dry in Kansas means areas along and west of US-183, and if you're gonna subject yourself to that, go to Chadron or Scottsbluff, NE, instead.

Yes, NW Nebraska is an interesting area, cheap houses there, but the disadvantage is Nebraska is a surprisingly high tax state overall.

[arr430]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

North of Wichita and West of I-35 you really wouldnt have that high of humidity. The highest average humidity level in summer is 21%. Thats pretty low.

This is why I stressed dew point. All of those 21%RH afternoons had 100%RH in the morning when dew was forming on the grass, with the dew point remaining exactly the same.