In Iowa, corn pumps out "a staggering 49 to 56 billion gallons of water into the atmosphere each day" throughout the state, the National Weather Service said. That can add 5 to 10 degrees to the dew point, a measure of the humidity in the air, on a hot summer day.

While the humidity is low in Central Ohio today, you're probably seeing stories on your news feed about corn sweat impacting the Midwest.

It is “corn sweat” season. The biggest U.S. crop does influence our weather here in Michigan and across the Midwest. All plants drink up moisture from the soil and then breathe some of it out in a process called transpiration. The transpiration puts water vapor in the air and increases the humidity.