If you want to keep track of the humidity risks through a wet-bulb temperature, there is an easy fix to a basic air thermometer [PDF]: Cover the bulb (the part that gathers temperature data ...

Wet-bulb temperature is one simple number that takes both temperature and humidity into account. The name “wet-bulb” implies how it’s measured. If you place a wet cloth over the bulb of a ...

The analysis calculated an approximate form of “wet-bulb globe temperature,” a metric that combines temperature, humidity, sunlight and wind. Scientists consider it the gold standard for ...