: the temperature at which a vapor (such as water) begins or would begin to condense
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It's 78° outside and the dew point is 63°.
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The dew point for much of the East has been five to seven degrees greater than average, Lee said.—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025 Twice this summer climate scientist and humidity expert Cameron Lee of Kent State University measured dew points of about 82 degrees at his home weather station in Ohio.—Staff and Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025 The moisture then sticks around in the air when southerly winds pull it from the Gulf Coast, leading to more consistently higher dew points.—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025 As dew points exceed 65 degrees, the heat becomes oppressive due to the moisture in the air.—Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for dew point
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