ChemEAg08 said:
YouBet said:
92 is now fatal.
Good lord.
Yeah who knew we all used to have football summer camp at and above "fatal" conditions.
Not here to defend or deny issues with climate change but they clearly stated they are talking about "wet-bulb" temperature.
Wet-bulb temperature is highly dependent on humidity. If humidity is 100% then wet-bulb temp equals dry bulb temp.
As an example a dry bulb (ie acutal measured temp) of 101F along with relative humidity of 70% will give you a wet-bulb temp of 92F. It is VERY unusual, even in Houston, for the relatively humidity to be that high as the temp peaks out in the upper 90's or higher. RH drops as the temp rises. We may be above 90% RH in the morning, but closer to 50% as the temp peaks on a hot day with no rain.
110F dry bulb and 50% RH also results in a 92F wet bulb. That is damn hot.
Looking at the forecast for the next 24 hrs in Houston, at 6 am (7/19) the temp will be 80F and the RH will be around 86% (wet-bulb = 76.6 F). later in the afternoon the temp will peak around 99 with an RH of 48% (wet-bulb = 82.5 F)
You guys ever learn anything in your 7th grade science class?