How to Use dew point in a Sentence

dew point

noun
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  • Warm winds come into contact with the cool ground, rising the dew point and creating humidity and fog.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The dew point will start the day in the 50s and then climb through the 60s.
    — courant.com, 29 Aug. 2021
  • The dew point will start the day in the 60s, but will be dropping through the 50s.
    — courant.com, 21 June 2021
  • The dew point will be in the mid to upper 60s both days.
    — courant.com, 24 June 2021
  • The higher the dew point, the more water vapor the air holds.
    — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 14 June 2019
  • The dew point will remain very low with readings in the 30s and 40s.
    — Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Highs will be in the mid-80s with dew point values in the upper 60s.
    — Washington Post, 12 June 2021
  • As of Wednesday morning, the surface dew point was in the mid-60s.
    — Olivia Munson, The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2021
  • Lows are in the low to mid-60s, which is close to the dew point, so some fog may develop late.
    — Washington Post, 12 June 2021
  • The dew point statewide is expected to climb into the low to mid-60s overnight.
    — Hartford Courant, 10 July 2022
  • The air is very dry, with dew points dropping to about 8 to 12 degrees in the morning.
    — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
  • The dew point will be in the 50s statewide on Wednesday with a partly sunny sky.
    — courant.com, 17 Aug. 2020
  • The dew point — a measure of how much moisture is in the air — will be in the 60s, approaching 70.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2022
  • Highs head for the low 80s with low humidity (dew points in the 50s) and light winds.
    — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
  • High temperatures Wednesday will be in the 80s and the dew point will drop through the 50s.
    — Gary Lessor, courant.com, 10 July 2018
  • The air feels comfortable and dry at dew points of up to about 55 degrees.
    — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 19 July 2019
  • With dew points into the single digits, lows end up in the teens to low 20s most spots.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Highs in the low 90s, combined with dew points in the low to mid-70s, will push the heat index over the century mark at times.
    — Greg Porter, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019
  • When dew points rise above 65, there’s a lot of moisture in the area and the heat becomes oppressive.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
  • The dew point will be in the mid to upper 60s early in the morning, then fall into the mid to upper 50s by late in the day.
    — Hartford Courant, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Which, with dew points still generally in the 50s, isn’t all that bad.
    — Brian Jackson, Washington Post, 8 July 2018
  • Labor Day will be mostly sunny and warm with highs in the lower 80s and the dew point will be in the upper 50s.
    — courant.com, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Black ice often forms at night, when the dew point is near freezing and the cold pavement turns moisture to ice.
    — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2018
  • As if that wasn't bad enough, Indianapolis just broke a dew point record not seen in 13 years.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Upper 80s to low 90s may not feel much if any hotter, thanks to dropping dew points.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • This time of year, the southeast's air is fairly dry, but the dew point was twice what is normal, Gensini said.
    — Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The air is also very dry with afternoon dew points in the single digits (bring out the lip balm!).
    — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The dew point will be in the 65 degree to 68 degree range during that period.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The high temperature is now set around 72 for the day, and dew point is in the lower 40s, according to Koch.
    — Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star, 26 May 2021
  • What has made Galveston feel even hotter are high dew points in the upper 70s and lower 90s.
    — Jesus Jimenez, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2019

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