Dew Point Climatology – Eastern U.S.

This project will examine hourly dew point data at first order weather stations across the conterminous US. The objectives are as follows: 1) Is humidity, as measured by dew point temperatures, increasing across the conterminous U.S.? 2) What are the monthly ranges of dew point temperatures? 3) How much geographical variability is there in dew point averages and extremes across the conterminous US. Results have implications with both climate change issues, as well as having impacts on human health.