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Thanks to torrential rain, Brisbane became as humid as Cairns, Darwin
“The dew point is a measure of how much water is in the air – more water in the air, the less that is needed to cool the air to get dew to form. It is essentially a measure of how sticky and humid it is outside,” he said.
FILE IMAGE: English backpacker Holly Marsh, 20, relaxes in the King George Square shade on a sticky Brisbane day.Credit:Michelle Smith
Mr Claassen said conditions in the River City had “definitely been muggy” of late.
“This has largely been due to the moisture with the rain event and adding to the moisture in the air, we have also had more humid north-easterly winds come through as well,” he said.
“Once this moisture starts evaporating, [the humidity] won’t be the same as what we have seen today and yesterday.
“But also,…
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