Weather IQ: Humidity or Dew point, which should we use?
Dew point measures the air’s moisture content directly and impacts weather perception more accurately than relative humidity.
What's the difference between dew point and relative humidity? A meteorologists explains.
The dew point is another temperature value ... which is why we only show dew points on the "Muggy Meter" and not relative ...
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Dew point
The dew point is the temperature the air needs to be cooled to in order to achieve a relative humidity (RH) of 100%. The higher the dew point rises, the greater the amount of moisture in the air.