Dewpoint calculated from: Dry Bulb Temperature Relative Humidity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- B = (ln(RH / 100) + ((17.27 * T) / (237.3 + T))) / 17.27 D = (237.3 * B) / (1 - B) where: T = Air Temperature (Dry Bulb) in Centigrade (C) degrees RH = Relative Humidity in percent (%) B = intermediate value (no units) D = Dewpoint in Centigrade (C) degrees Here is the same formula, but broken down into smaller pieces: L = ln(RH / 100) M = 17.27 * T N = 237.3 + T B = (L + (M / N)) / 17.27 D = (237.3 * B) / (1 - B) where: T = Air Temperature (Dry Bulb) in Centigrade (C) degrees RH = Relative Humidity in percent (%) L = intermediate value (no units) N = intermediate value (no units) M = intermediate value (no units) B = intermediate value (no units) D = Dewpoint in Centigrade (C) degrees * = multiply by... e^ = natural log (e to the power of...) Dewpoint and Relative Humidity calculated from: Dry Bulb Temperature Wet Bulb Temperature Barometric Pressure ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Es = 6.108 * (e^((17.27 * T) / (237.3 + T))) Ew = 6.108 * (e^((17.27 * W) / (237.3 + W))) E = Ew - (0.00066 * (1 + 0.00115 * W) * (T - W) * P) B = (ln(E / 6.108)) / 17.27 D = (237.3 * B) / (1 - B) RH = 100 * (E / Es) where: W = Wet Bulb Temperature in Centigrade (C) degrees P = Barometric Pressure in millibars (mb) Es = Saturation Vapor Pressure at Dry Bulb (mb) Ew = Saturation Vapor Pressure at Wet Bulb (mb) E = Actual Vapor Pressure (mb) B = intermediate value (no units) RH = Relative Humidity in percent (%) D = Dewpoint in Centigrade (C) degrees * = multiply by... e^ = natural log (e to the power of...) Barometric Pressure calculated from Elevation -------------------------------------------------------------------------- P = 101.3 * ((( 293 - ( 0.0065 * Z )) / 293 ) ^ 5.26 ) where: E = Elevation in meters (m) P = Barometric Pressure in millibars (mb) * = multiply by... ^ = to the power of To Convert Feet (f) to Meters (m) : ----------------------------------------------- m = f * 0.3048 where: m = elevation in meters (m) f = elevation in feet (f) =========================================================================== Source: 'Converting Humidity Expressions with Computers and Calculators Cooperative Extension Leaflet 21372. University of California - Davis Author: R. Snyder and R. Snow ===========================================================================