The short answer is both terms are different and describe different things about moisture in the air. The dew point is another temperature value. It is the temperature air needs to cool to become ...

Relative humidity plays a critical role in the preservation of cultural heritage. This episode breaks down how moisture in the air interacts with temperature, why fluctuations are especially dangerous ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — As warm summer days continue throughout northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, so does the chance of hot days becoming more common over the years. Let us set the stage: you are watching ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS — Despite how it sounds, ...

Extreme levels of heat and humidity are forecast to spread across the country over the next two weeks, blanketing the Southwest, Midwest, and East Coast with high temperatures beginning this June 19 ...

As a winter storm approaches Western North Carolina and other regions, here's what to know about deciphering forecaster terms ...

Global warming and extreme heat events are having an increasing impact on human health. In corresponding studies, the ambient temperature and relative humidity are summarized as the heat index, as ...

Engineers now have two multifunctional transmitters at their fingertips for measuring relative humidity and temperature. The HT737 is a digital unit that measures relative humidity, temperature, dew ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Most summer days, you hear us talk about “humidity” when describing how the air feels. While many people are familiar with the term relative humidity — the percentage of water vapor in ...