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Question by bill chaffee
Submitted on 7/3/2004
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What is the world record for the highest dew point? Is this close to the record for the highest sea surface temperature?

Answer by alex
Submitted on 9/6/2004
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I've read in the Internet that the World record has been measured next to the coast of the Red Sea in Eritrea and is about 94 degrees F or 34 degrees C.

Answer by museumman
Submitted on 6/26/2005
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The highest dew point ever recorded was in Saudi Arabia, near the Persian Gulf, at 95 degrees F. You'll probably find the highest dew points in the United States are around the Gulf Coast, from Florida to Texas. And, the highest dew points in the world tend to be near shallow, subtropical seas or gulfs.

Answer by waltenk
Submitted on 7/23/2005
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The dew point has been measured on the shore of Ethiopia, the area is now part of Eritrea, at 94 deg. F. The highest known dew point temperature in the world. The relative humidity with a temp of 115 and a dew point of 94 is a mere 54%.

Answer by Joe Shmoe
Submitted on 7/22/2006
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The world's highest dew point was recorded at a stifling 95 degrees in Saudi Arabia. Though humidity is not commonly associated with the desert, in particular Saudi Arabia, it was indeed very humid in that locale because it was on the coast of the Persian Gulf and there was an onshore flow. Thus creating torrid dew points and a horrible heat index when combined with the actual temperature of 108F. That day the heat index soared to a World Record Shattering 174F.

Answer by Mike Chan
Submitted on 8/27/2006
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94 degrees in Ethiopia

Answer by mtn-man
Submitted on 1/31/2007
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The record high dew point in the world is 93 degrees, observed near Dubai, on the Persian Gulf in the United Arab Emirates.

Answer by LJ McRae
Submitted on 6/18/2007
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timbuktu

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