dunes runner wrote:
91 degrees and 73 percent relative humidity:
Dew point = 81 degrees!
Heat index = 111 degrees!
dunes runner, dew point tends to be relatively stable (a reflection of thermal inertia). Since the dew point was pretty much 73-76 for most of the week, that would suggest that one (or more ) of the figures Monti quoted was off. As it turns out, the official hourly temperature record confirms.
Time/Temp/DewPt/Relative Humidity
3:00 89.6 75.2 62% 3:35 Jr Women
4:00 89.6 75.2 62% 4:05 Jr Men
5:00 87.8 75.2 66% 4:40 Sr Women
6:00 84.2 75.2 74% 5:20 Sr Men
It should be noted that highest dew point ever recorded on the planet is 94, in Eritrea, home of one 12:59/26:37/59:05 runner - Zersenay Tadesse, World XC Champ 2007.