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Uploaded by on Aug 31, 2010

Vince Condella, chief meteorologist for FOX6 in Milwaukee, explains why dewpoint is a better quantity for measuring moisture in the air compared to relative humidity.

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  • I would think that the dew point is higher than 98.6 in many saunas (steam rooms). 

  • @n310ea I'm not an expert but in an environment with the dew point rising way past 98.6°F, the water would slowly collect and drench the alveoli, cutting oxygen. With continued exposure, the person would cough for a bit then slowly lose consciousness and eventually die as a drowning victim would. I guess that this rarely or never happens in the atmosphere as we are the product of billions of years of evolution that would have otherwise recently perished if the dew point globally exceeded 98.6°F.

  • What would happen if the dew point were to reach 98.6°F? 

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