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humidity question

#1 Postby JonathanBelles » Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:52 pm

what would happen if humidity hit 0%?
what would happen if the the humidity hit 110%?(no typo)
what are the records for low humidity?
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Re: humidity question

#2 Postby senorpepr » Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:07 pm

fact789 wrote:what would happen if humidity hit 0%?
what would happen if the the humidity hit 101?(no typo)
what are the records for low humidity?


I don't know the records off hand, but expect the Arctic places to have the lowest humdities on record, followed by the low-latitude deserts.

I don't believe the humidity can hit 0, although if it did, nothing magical would happen although than what happens when the humidity is in the low teens.

As for humidities above 100%, it can happen, although rare. It usually happens in-cloud where supersaturation occurs. Nothing anymore special than what occurs when the humidity is at 100%... dew/frost forms.
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#3 Postby Aslkahuna » Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:43 pm

Lowest humidity recorded in the US deserts is 1%. A 0% RH would mean absolutely no water vapor in the air.

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