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Well, technically the opposite is true.MickeyMouseboy wrote:Rain makes it muggy and humid when its too hot
The reason it gets so muggy (humid) is because the air is so saturated w/ moisture. So, when it's 99% humidity outside and you sweat, the sweat will not evaporate because the air is already supersaturated. Thus, when the air becomes so saturated that it cannot hold anymore moisture (at 100%) it will rain.
So, the higher the humidity the greater the chance for rain.
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how about when the ground is over heated and it rains and then it stops then you get humidity from the ground rising and making it humidindianajdp wrote:Well, technically the opposite is true.MickeyMouseboy wrote:Rain makes it muggy and humid when its too hot
The reason it gets so muggy (humid) is because te air is so aturated w/ moisture. So, when it's 99% humidity outside and you sweatm the sweat will not evaporate because the air is already supersaturated. Thus, when the air becomes so saturated that it cannot hold anymore moisture (at 100%) it will rain.
So, the higher the humidity the greater the chance for rain.
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Well, I'm not exactly sure what you're referring to.MickeyMouseboy wrote:
how about when the ground is over heated and it rains and then it stops then you get humidity from the ground rising and making it humid
If you're talking about steam rising from the ground after a storm, that has nothing to do with the ground being overheated. For the most part ground surface temps remain fairly consistent in the summer months...it's the air temperatures at and just above the surface that change dramatically and result in the steaming effect.
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Oh, and the best example of the humidity factor is a Rain Forest.
It's a complete cycle that occurs on a daily basis.
In the morning you typically have clear skies and the temps climb rather quickly. It becomes hot and muggy on the forest floor and more and more moisture evaporates from the previous days rain and morning dew. As it becomes more and more humid the air gets closer to the supersaturation point and you start to see T-storm clouds forming (BTW, cloud formation occurs when air is supersaturated also and the level at which they form denotes where the air absolutely cannot hold anymore moisture). Soon enough those clouds erupt and you have the daily rains that you see in the tropical rainforests.
I know...way too much useless knowledge in this head'o'mine.
It's a complete cycle that occurs on a daily basis.
In the morning you typically have clear skies and the temps climb rather quickly. It becomes hot and muggy on the forest floor and more and more moisture evaporates from the previous days rain and morning dew. As it becomes more and more humid the air gets closer to the supersaturation point and you start to see T-storm clouds forming (BTW, cloud formation occurs when air is supersaturated also and the level at which they form denotes where the air absolutely cannot hold anymore moisture). Soon enough those clouds erupt and you have the daily rains that you see in the tropical rainforests.
I know...way too much useless knowledge in this head'o'mine.
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Well, it's not raining here...
it's just so HOT and humid...
was on the golf course yesterday (yes, live on a golf course) . Johen Daly was here and he played in my backyard. My boss is going to be so jealous.
It's hot though. I don't know how golfers can stand the heat. They play in the rain though. Strange sort of bunch
it's just so HOT and humid...
was on the golf course yesterday (yes, live on a golf course) . Johen Daly was here and he played in my backyard. My boss is going to be so jealous.
It's hot though. I don't know how golfers can stand the heat. They play in the rain though. Strange sort of bunch
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Ms. Poco Dearest was referring to how yall are talking about Aurora in this thread. Funny thing is that is also the name of the company I work for, except we spell it ARORA. So in a sense yall are talking about (alluding) to my company!!!! (I'm a horrible speller too)
WIsh it was a fairy tale though.
WIsh it was a fairy tale though.
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