(1/3) The air has been notably dry to start June, a month that typically sees humid air masses become more frequent.
Dew points have entirely been below 50° for the past two days, and Friday's dew points actually were near record low for the time of year.
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Dew points have entirely been below 50° for the past two days, and Friday's dew points actually were near record low for the time of year.
#ILwx #INwx
(2/3) Chicago's dew point dropped all the way to 28° at 5 P.M. CDT on Friday.
In the last 50 years at O'Hare, there have only been 28 observations of dew points in June through August below 30°, and three of those hourly observations were yesterday!
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In the last 50 years at O'Hare, there have only been 28 observations of dew points in June through August below 30°, and three of those hourly observations were yesterday!
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(3/3) With an 80° temperature at the time of the 28° dew point, that meant the relative humidity was 15%! That's amazingly low any time of the year in Chicago, but especially in June!
More on dew point and relative humidity differences here:
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More on dew point and relative humidity differences here:
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