It’s not that corn sweats more than other plants — an acre releases less moisture on average than, say, a large oak tree — but the Midwest has a lot of corn in late July. In Iowa, for example, more than two-thirds of the area is farmland, and corn is the top crop (followed by soybeans, which, by the way, also sweat).

The phenomenon known as “corn sweat” plays a huge role in dew points across the Corn Belt during heat waves. Through a process known as evapotranspiration, the corn crop releases water from the soil and plant itself into the atmosphere. This adds moisture into the air, leading to the dew point rising.

All of us have seen corn growing around Michiana and the Midwest, but does it affect our weather?Heat and humidity are something we commonly associate with corn

Michigan farmers harvest 297 million bushels of corn from 2.3 million acres of farmland, according to the Michigan Agriculture Council. While corn sweat and high moisture-levels don’t ...