Relative humidity is the amount of water vapor present in air expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature….or another way to think of it is percent of water moisture in air based on temperature.
Looking for a deeper understanding? Below is the equation…
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actual vapor pressure (e) = 0 = 0 millibar saturated vapor pressure (es) = 0 = 0 millibar |
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