RELATIVE HUMIDITY OFTEN HIGH OUTDOORS, LOW INDOORS IN WINTER

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: January 25, 1997| Author: PAUL JOSEPH | Copyright information

An interesting question came my way this past week from one of our viewers. She had been told that the humidity gets very low in homes during the winter, but she had been noticing on our weathercasts that the relative humidity was often at 80% or 90%. She didn't understand.

Her confusion was understandable. The relative humidity we give is for outdoors. During the winter, when temperatures are very cold outside, the atmosphere cannot hold much moisture. Since relative humidity is the r...

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