Question

The table below shows the relative humidity of a city over 5 days. On which day, did the city experience heavy rains?

1	2	3	4	5
60%	40%	62%	98%	74%

• A. 1^st day
• B. 2^nd day
• C. 4^th day
• D. 5^th day

Answer 1

The correct option is C 4^th day

Rain occurs when the air is unable to hold any more water as water vapour. This means that the air is already holding the maximum amount of water it possibly can and that there is more water present which appears as rain. Thus, humidity is high when it rains. On 4^th day the humidity was very high (98%) and hence, the city experienced heavy rain on that day.