How to Use dew point in a Sentence

dew point

noun
  • It's 78° outside and the dew point is 63°.
  • But while the dew point is high enough, the moisture levels aren't.
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
  • The dew point is the measure of how much water vapor is in the air.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The dew point will start the day in the 50s and then climb through the 60s.
    — courant.com, 29 Aug. 2021
  • The higher the dew point, the more water vapor the air holds.
    — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 14 June 2019
  • The higher the dew point, the more moisture exists in the air.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
  • New Hampshire has much lower dew points in the summer.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2026
  • If the temperature cools to the dew point, fog will begin to form.
    — Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • The dew point will start the day in the 60s, but will be dropping through the 50s.
    — courant.com, 21 June 2021
  • The air feels comfortable and dry at dew points of up to about 55 degrees.
    — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 19 July 2019
  • Lows are in the low to mid-60s, which is close to the dew point, so some fog may develop late.
    — Washington Post, 12 June 2021
  • Low dew points, combined with high temperatures and wind, can cause rapid fire spread.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
  • The air begins to feel sticky or muggy when dew points climb above 65 degrees.
    — Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The dew point statewide is expected to climb into the low to mid-60s overnight.
    — Hartford Courant, 10 July 2022
  • Low dew points, combined with high temperatures and wind, can cause rapid fire spread.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The dew point will remain very low with readings in the 30s and 40s.
    — Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Highs will be in the mid-80s with dew point values in the upper 60s.
    — Washington Post, 12 June 2021
  • Which, with dew points still generally in the 50s, isn’t all that bad.
    — Brian Jackson, Washington Post, 8 July 2018
  • With dew points into the single digits, lows end up in the teens to low 20s most spots.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Black ice often forms at night, when the dew point is near freezing and the cold pavement turns moisture to ice.
    — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2018
  • The air is very dry, with dew points dropping to about 8 to 12 degrees in the morning.
    — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
  • The South gets more 65-degree dew points in the summer than the North.
    — Staff and Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
  • As the sun sets, the dew point increases, and the temperature drops.
    — Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • The dew point will be in the 50s statewide on Wednesday with a partly sunny sky.
    — courant.com, 17 Aug. 2020
  • What are dew point temperatures?
    — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
  • As of Wednesday morning, the surface dew point was in the mid-60s.
    — Olivia Munson, The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2021
  • The entire region may be in that 70s dew point range by the end of the day Wednesday.
    — Tony Sadiku, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • When dew points rise above 65, there’s a lot of moisture in the area and the heat becomes oppressive.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
  • As if that wasn't bad enough, Indianapolis just broke a dew point record not seen in 13 years.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Upper 80s to low 90s may not feel much if any hotter, thanks to dropping dew points.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 21 July 2023

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