Our recent stretch of 90+ degree heat was accompanied by high humidity. It doesn't always work out that way but in most instances here in northern Ohio and surrounding states, 90 degree heat and high humidity go hand and hand.
Where does last week's summer humidity rank?
Before we answer this, let's set some ground rules. Since last week's hot and humid stretch was 7 days total (90+ degrees with a dew point of at least 70), I initially used this as the benchmark then dropped it to 6 days in length.
After downloading the average dew point for EACH DAY since 1950, sorting them only highlighting dew points at/above 70 degrees (considered tropical), here is the list of the most humid 6+ day stretches since 1950:
So where was this past week's high humidity ranked? TIED FOR 16TH HIGHEST among all 6+ consecutive day stretches with dew points at/above 70.
The last time we had a stretch like last week was in the summer of 2022!
