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Difference
between relative humidity and humidity
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"Humidity"
and "Relative Humidity" are not the same thing. Humidity means amount of water vapour present in air with
respect to total amount of air. Relative Humidity is the amount of
moisture in the air 'relative' to the temperature (i.e relative humidity is the amount of moisture in the air compared
to what the air can "hold" at that temperature. When the air can't
"hold" all the moisture, then it condenses as dew).
The relative humidity is a measure of the
amount of water vapor in the air (at a specific temperature) compared to the
maximum amount of water vapor air could hold at that temperature, and is given
as a percentage value. Relative humidity depends on the temperature of the air.
thanks for the clarification b/w humidity and relative humidity.
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