GET ME REWRITE: Middleton Wisconsin perennials flourish during record muggy summer

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Wisconsin State Journal, 8/11/2025

Seth Borenstein and M.K. Wildeman report for the Associated Press

Dew point is a measure of moisture in the air expressed in degrees that many meteorologists call the most accurate way to describe humidity. The summer of 2025 so far has had dew points that average at least 6 degrees higher than the 1951-2020 normals in Washington, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Columbus and St. Louis, the AP calculations show. The average June and July humidity for the entire country east of the Rockies rose to more than 66 degrees, higher than any year since measurements started in 1950.