Examples of dew point in a Sentence
It's 78° outside and the dew point is 63°.
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Afternoon temperatures head for the 70s to possibly near 80 in some spots with a touch of humidity (dew points in the 50s) and the chance of a light shower during the afternoon.
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Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
Saturday may even feel a bit humid with dew points rising to near 60.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
Humidity rises when the air temperature and the dew point, which measures how much moisture is in the air, approach the same temperature.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 14 Oct. 2023
Should reach near 70 to the low 70s for afternoon highs with refreshingly dry air (dew points in the mid-30s to near 40).
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
Humidity should be slightly lower with afternoon dew points dipping into the mid- to upper 50s.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
Humidity stays low with dew points in the upper 40s to low 50s.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
Thursday's record-breaking dew point is contributing to why Central Indiana is sweltering under heat indexes of between 105 and 115 degrees, White said.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2023
With moderate to high humidity (dew points in the upper 60s to near 70), the afternoon heat index should reach 100 to 105.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
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Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
Saturday may even feel a bit humid with dew points rising to near 60.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
Humidity rises when the air temperature and the dew point, which measures how much moisture is in the air, approach the same temperature.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 14 Oct. 2023
Should reach near 70 to the low 70s for afternoon highs with refreshingly dry air (dew points in the mid-30s to near 40).
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
Humidity should be slightly lower with afternoon dew points dipping into the mid- to upper 50s.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
Humidity stays low with dew points in the upper 40s to low 50s.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
Thursday's record-breaking dew point is contributing to why Central Indiana is sweltering under heat indexes of between 105 and 115 degrees, White said.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2023
With moderate to high humidity (dew points in the upper 60s to near 70), the afternoon heat index should reach 100 to 105.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined above
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dew point
noun
: the temperature at which the moisture in the air begins or would begin to collect on surfaces
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