oppressive--an outsider's perspective

Here's something new:

 

(If you're from a place like I am, where measurements of humidity only appear with images of Smokey the Bear...

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...this article is a nice summary of what "dew point" means). 


I love how the highest and lowest ratings are named subjectively. "Humid" and "Very Humid" conjure up factual, scientific references, but "Oppressive" makes it sound like we're making bricks without straw. Which, actually, I'd prefer to walking around with the dew point above 70. 

And as far as "Comfortable"...maybe knock that 60 down 1 or 20 degrees, and we can talk.