This is why scientists talk about dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures. A wet-bulb temperature is taken with a thermometer that is covered in water soaked cloth with air passed over it for ...

The wet-bulb temperature accounts for both ... is calculated using a specific equation that considers dry-bulb temperature and relative humidity. It can also be easily deduced by reading a ...

Wet-bulb temperature (WBT) is a measurement of dry air (or dry-bulb ... with the average relative humidity in August reaching 81 per cent. The Hong Kong Observatory defines high wet-bulb ...

The analysis calculated an approximate form of “wet-bulb globe temperature,” a metric ... which is equal to a temperature of 120 degrees if it’s dry, or in the mid-90s if it’s very humid.