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Was checking the weather history for Singapore, and apparently a 27°C (81°F) dewpoint is pretty common, and it happens all year round. I saw quite a number of 28°C and 29°C dewpoints, and even a 32°C dewpoint! You can check it out at the link below:
I can't remember what I was doing on that day. Sweating, perhaps!
Somehow that just seems suspect. I'm guessing an error with the instrument. Not uncommon to see wet bulb thermometers malfunction, usually by their wick running dry, causing them to read the actual air temperature rather than dewpoint. The graphs in that link further back up my suggestion, the dewpoint seems to be the exact same as the temp most of the time, which is rarely ever the case and why does both the dewpoint and air temp suddenly flat-line after 8pm and again early in the morning, not to mention several hours of missing data overnight? I think this is a dud weather station we're dealing with here.
Some people aren't used to Equatorial climate. It happens a lot through Amazon, Africa and Asia. Even here we've had some episodes of unbereable heat index last summer.
I believe him. I don't think NY reaches over 96F every summer.
There's probably a good portion of summers where that doesn't occur, but I don't imagine it's hard for NYC to get up to 96F. At any rate if it did get up there it would be well into the 70's at night if last summer is any guide.
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Somehow that just seems suspect. I'm guessing an error with the instrument. Not uncommon to see wet bulb thermometers malfunction, usually by their wick running dry, causing them to read the actual air temperature rather than dewpoint. The graphs in that link further back up my suggestion, the dewpoint seems to be the exact same as the temp most of the time, which is rarely ever the case and why does both the dewpoint and air temp suddenly flat-line after 8pm and again early in the morning, not to mention several hours of missing data overnight? I think this is a dud weather station we're dealing with here.
It does seem that it is a dud weather station, dew point-wise anyway. Nevertheless it's a good bet that it's not uncommon for Singapore to record a dew point in excess of 80F.
Somehow that just seems suspect. I'm guessing an error with the instrument. Not uncommon to see wet bulb thermometers malfunction, usually by their wick running dry, causing them to read the actual air temperature rather than dewpoint. The graphs in that link further back up my suggestion, the dewpoint seems to be the exact same as the temp most of the time, which is rarely ever the case and why does both the dewpoint and air temp suddenly flat-line after 8pm and again early in the morning, not to mention several hours of missing data overnight? I think this is a dud weather station we're dealing with here.
I don't know much about weather stations and the measuring instruments, but all I know is that I can't stand heat and humidity!
Hmm... Yet another reason for me to steer clear of that island.
The UK? Clearly such conditions would be rare.
Even St. John's has been warm and humid. Environment Canada's website says the record humidex was 101 F in July 1983. The wunderground heat index listed for July 6, 1983 sounds more accurate though. Apparently it was 86 F with a dewpoint of 70 F (heat index 90 F) that day.
I can confirm that I was referring to Singapore, not the British Isles. I doubt that the dew point has ever reached 80F in Britain.
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