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Examples of dew point in a Sentence
It's 78° outside and the dew point is 63°.
Recent Examples on the Web
As the skies clear, solar energy exits the earth, allowing temperatures to cool near or at the dew point.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2024
The air remains very dry with dew points in the 20s.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
High temperatures range through the mid- to upper 40s (with dew points down near 20).
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
However, dew points — a measure of humidity — are forecast to reach the mild 50s on Thursday.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
Frost forms when that air becomes supersaturated, the excess water vapor is deposited as seed crystals on various surfaces, and the air temperature drops below the dew point.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
With dew points into the single digits, lows end up in the teens to low 20s most spots.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
The short list of five words has wide-reaching weather data—air temperature, barometric pressure, dew point, precipitation, wind direction, cloud conditions, wind velocity and sunset observations—all baked into it.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
Dry air will replace the humidity on Thursday with lower dew points and sunshine.
—Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined above
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“Dew point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dew%20point. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
dew point
noun
: the temperature at which the moisture in the air begins or would begin to collect on surfaces
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