Corn Sweat !!

Goodie2shoes · ‎04-30-2012

I was watching the local news today when the reporter mentioned "Corn Sweat" which I've never heard of ! Apparently during the months of July and August, corn fields sweat and 1 acre of corn can release 3-5 gals of water into the air causing the heat index to rise ! I don't live close to any corn fields but it's about 93 degress here in St. Louis with a heat index over 100 right now.

So if you live close to a corn field take care and stay safe !!

4kitties · ‎03-09-2010

I live near corn, soybean and pumpkin fields! Yes, it is very humid!

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shoekitty · ‎03-10-2010

@Goodie2shoes @4kitties Good Lord, it is true ...I learn something new everyday. That actually was interesting, useful info. We do have cornfields close by. Ran and got my umbrella, lol, lol!

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nwbabs · ‎02-24-2018

@shoekitty @Goodie2shoes @4kitties

Thank you for this interesting thread! Love learning something new. I've never lived that close to major cornfields and appreciate the umbrella humor. Needless to say, I'm all 'ears' to hear more. LOL

This does make think of how all this water could be harvested for reuse. But, I'm no scientist, only curious cat. So, a bit of research is in order. Cheers!

Roscoe the Rascal · ‎04-19-2016

True and I live in Iowa and lots of corn fields.

Cats3000 · ‎10-07-2013

What are you talking about? What reporter on what station?

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

@Cats3000 wrote:
What are you talking about? What reporter on what station?

@Cats3000,

Your response made me laugh. There's always weird things we can learn here every day!

"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

I'm from NE Illinois...Chicago to be exact. Never heard of such a thing. The humidity comes straight off Lake Michigan!

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JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

We live in a rural community. Our house is in a subdivision but there are farms and big corn fields all around. I've never heard of this.

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

I live near an area that raises a lot of rice too, so not only do we have corn sweat we have rice sweat. And since the rice fields need to be flooded with water, we have the humidity from all that water too. It makes the heat index really spike up. 🥵