Hi Laura!

Sounds like your hygrometer could be off a bit but there are some things I'd like to point out.



First - I use a digital indoor/outdoor thermometer w/hygrometer made by Acu Rite (spelling?) that I get from Wal-Mart for about $13. It has about a 6ft wire probe, not the one with a wireless probe (they're a bit more expensive & I've never tried 'em). I've got several that I use and I've found them to be pretty accurate. They don't seem to last me much more than a year or so but for the price & accuracy I'm not complaining a bit.



When you stepped out on the covered porch during the rain your hygrometer was measuring the air it was in, not the air that it was raining in. However, I think it should've read higher than it did. At least 80% or more, unless there was a heat source nearby drying that air out.



Condensation inside a cage can help determine relative humidity by calculating the dew point. The temperature surrounding the outside of the cage, internal cage temperature and the humidity level within the area of condensation are all factors. It's not a way to get the exact humidity but you can get a decent ballpark figure. Here's the link to a dew point chart, in C & F, that might help. I don't for sure how accurate this chart is but maybe it can help figure out what's going on.

www.lamtec.com/dew-point-calculator.htm





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LOL!!! I wonder how many people have scratched their heads wonderin' what the heck you meant by that. Hahahaha!!! Pretty much only us "FL" crackers know what you're talkin' about. Hahaha!!!



Run to Wally's & get you one of the therms I menitioned. Mount the unit on the cool end (the unit itself reads humidity, not the probe end) and run the probe to the hot side. I use 2-inch boxing tape to tape the unit to the lower part of the wall so it measures the temp/humidity at the snake's level & I can easily read it.



Later Tater!

Mike
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