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Wacky low humidity in my apartment building

#1
Maybe you have a suggestion, I don't understand why the air is so dry inside. I have a 600 sq. ft. apartment. It is drafty through door seams and a couple of the windows. weather.com said the current outdoor humidity level is 44% and the outdoor temperature is 34ºF. The indoor air temperature is 73ºF. The heating system pulls in the outside air, so I turned it off for 30 minutes. I have one medium sized humidifier running. The indoor humidity is only 28%.

My apartment is on the ground floor of a four story building.
#4
Does the system supply the whole building or does your apt. have its own?
#5
@morphyms1817

Our unofficial state motto is " but it's a dry heat".
Humidity can get somewhat bad here prior to the summer storms.
The worst humidity I've endured was Pascagoula Miss. ,95f and 98pc humidity . Man you had to jump in the shower to get dry.
#6
I'm Editing because I misread the title, I thought it was "high humidity", it's my bad...

Maybe fans could work?
#7
@morphyms1817

One way to increase humidity inside is to put a couple of pots of water on the stove to boil.
Simple but effective.
#8
@CSKA_Moscou said in #6:
> I'm Editing because I misread the title, I thought it was "high humidity", it's my bad...
>
> Maybe fans could work?

I'm sure he has fans, but how are they going to help? Oh, right, they could clap their hands and move some air just like...like a fan would do. Actually, you're right about that fan thing! They should work ;)
#10
@The_Merry_Chesster said in #8:
> I'm sure he has fans, but how are they going to help? Oh, right, they could clap their hands and move some air just like...like a fan would do. Actually, you're right about that fan thing! They should work ;)

but in the case of Dukedog's idea, with the pots with water, the fan could help to spread the humidity?

or otherwise install plants near the window ?