relative humidity
noun
: the ratio of the amount of water vapor actually present in the air to the greatest amount possible at the same temperature
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Overnight relative humidity recovery will be moderate.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Critical thresholds are met at the North Rim when temperatures exceed 70 degrees, relative humidity is below 15%, wind gusts are over 15 mph and wind speeds surpass 10 mph, according to the fire management plan.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Temperatures will peak in the 90s mid-week as relative humidities drop back into the single digits, meteorologist Julie Malingowski said during a Saturday night community meeting in Meeker.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
What To Know The NWS on Monday implemented a red-flag warning across parts of Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming amid concerns that strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures could lead to fires across those states.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Critical thresholds are met at the North Rim when temperatures exceed 70 degrees, relative humidity is below 15%, wind gusts are over 15 mph and wind speeds surpass 10 mph, according to the fire management plan.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Temperatures will peak in the 90s mid-week as relative humidities drop back into the single digits, meteorologist Julie Malingowski said during a Saturday night community meeting in Meeker.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
What To Know The NWS on Monday implemented a red-flag warning across parts of Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming amid concerns that strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures could lead to fires across those states.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Relative humidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relative%20humidity. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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