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Humidity refers to the amount of moisture in the air.
You might be surprised to know that the air in our atmosphere has water in it. Water in the atmosphere exists in 3 main states. Air near the ground or ocean usually has more water in it than the colder air up high. There are several different ways to measure and to express the amount of water in the air. Lets imagine we have a blob of air with moisture in it.