Minnesota and Iowa are known for their sultry summer days, with enough heat and humidity to go around. But why does it get so humid sometimes across the area? The answer is corn sweat.

High temperatures across the peninsula are leaving many people sweating. But one crop can also 'sweat' in high temperatures: corn.

This year's Olathe sweet corn crop is now arriving at grocery stores and farm stands. Why it matters: The sweet treat is unique to Colorado and a harbinger of summer's midpoint. Dig in: We called Reid Fishering at Mountain Quality Farms in Olathe to check on this summer's crop.

Actual corn sweat is an agricultural phenomenon that compounds humidity and heat in Illinois. This corn sweat, on the other hand, is a very cute pup named Hank whose mom Mandy dressed him up as this summer's hottest topic!

The millions of acres of corn grown in states like Ohio, Illinois and Iowa perspire just like any other plant. A single acre sweats 3,000 to 4,000 gallons of water every day.

The level of humidity produced by corn sweat is hard to quantify, Quinn said, but researchers know it only takes a kernel of the blame for the Midwest's sticky summers. An acre of corn transpires between 3,000 and 5,000 gallons of water per day at peak ...

As we experience some uncomfortable humidity in the Northwoods this week, you may have heard the term “corn sweat” being thrown around.

Corn sweats just like we do, and when it does, it causes the humidity around it to spike. It's a phenomenon called "corn sweat." ‘Sit up straight while I talk to you’: Idaho university massacre victims confront killer in court Emmanuel and Brigitte ...