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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Was just doing some research....looks like indoor recommended humidity should be about 40-50%....geesh, that's not very high. Humidity in Phx right now is about 38%. |
Relative humidity is a confusing number. I wish the newscasts measured humidity in terms of the dew point instead. 100% relative humidity at 70 degrees feels worlds better than 75% humidity at 85 degrees because the dew point is an absolutely stifling 77 degrees in the latter case while just an uncomfortable 70 degrees in the first case. A 50 degree dewpoint is really comfortable, which corresponds to 45% relative humidity at 72 degrees. But 45% relative humidity at 90 degrees gives a pretty uncomfortable dewpoint of 66 degrees. Dewpoint is the number that tells you exactly how much water is in the air. Dew points in the 50s are nice, 60s are reasonable but not as nice as 50s, 70s suck, and 80 is extremely miserable. Myself, I like 30s and 40s best like when I'm in the mountains.