What is “wet bulb temperature” and why does it matter?

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What is “wet bulb temperature” and why does it matter?

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Wet bulb temp is the temp that a wet temperature bulb would read in free air. Assuming dry air, the wet bulb temp will be lower than the actual temp. If humidity is at maximum, that means the wet bulb temp will be equal to the actual temp. Let’s say the wet bulb temp is above 100f, then this means that sweating will not cool you down and you will die.