Coolidor question

Originally Posted by ggainey

Doesnt the humidity go down when the temp goes down? When i have a power outage and the vino resets to the lowest temp setting the RH drops til i turn the temp back up.

Relative humidity is inversely relative to temperature. It is a percent of maximum. Hotter temps at a constant pressure hold more water vapor.

The warmer air is, the more water vapor it can "hold." Dew point is a measure of how much water vapor is actually in the air. Relative humidity is a measure of the amount of water in the air compared with the amount of water the air can hold at the temperature it happens to be when you measure it. To see how this works, let's use the chart below.
Air temperature in degrees C Water vapor air can hold at this temperature.
30 degrees 30 grams per cubic meter of air
20 degrees 17 grams per cubic meter of air
10 degrees 9 grams per cubic meter of air
These numbers, which apply to air at sea level pressure, are based on measurements over the years. They are basic physical facts.

So in a sealed container, if you cool it down it will go up in RH because it will hold less water vapor. Cool it down enough and it sweats. This is what happens to an iced drink on a hot day.
Your RH should always be measured at 60-70 degrees to get a good idea of what it will smoke like. If you take a cold 70% cigar into a warm room it will smoke dry. Take a warm 60% cigar outside where it's freezing and it will smoke wet.