Never heard of corn sweat? You’re not alone.
The term sounds almost made up; like someone’s trying to pull one over on you. However, I assure you “corn sweat” is very very real and affecting humidity levels in Indiana. Essentially, it works like this:
When Indiana’s corn sweats, so do you.
Corn sweat is just moisture that is released by mature stalks of corn in an attempt to cool itself down. Think about all the pivots and irrigation equipment you see out in the corn fields– all that moisture has got to go somewhere!
Generally localized to the Midwestern states such as Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska a.k.a. the Corn Belt, the corn sweat phenomenon can increase already high dew point. According to the National Weather Service in South Dakota,…