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Temperature is one of 10 terms classified under Atmospheric Measurements in the azifind.com Typhoon Wiki. Understanding where a term sits within its category clarifies how it relates to the stages, warnings, or hazards around it during an active tropical cyclone.
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Air Pressure
Air pressure is another term for atmospheric pressure, the force exerted by the weight of the atmosphere at a given location.
Atmospheric Pressure
Atmospheric pressure is the weight of the air pressing down on a given point, and a tropical cyclone's central pressure is one of the key figures used to estimate its intensity.
Barometric Pressure
Barometric pressure is atmospheric pressure as measured by a barometer, the standard instrument used to track pressure changes as a storm approaches.
Dew Point
Dew point is the temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and condensation begins to form, a more consistent measure of humidity than relative humidity alone.
Hectopascal (hPa)
The hectopascal, or hPa, is the standard unit meteorologists use to measure atmospheric pressure, with a typical fair-weather reading around 1013 hPa at sea level.
Humidity
Humidity is the amount of water vapor present in the air, a key ingredient that fuels the thunderstorm activity within a tropical cyclone.
Millibar
A millibar is a unit of atmospheric pressure, numerically equal to a hectopascal, historically used before hPa became the standard meteorological unit.
Relative Humidity
Relative humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air expressed as a percentage of the maximum the air could hold at that temperature.
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