Summers in the Midwest always include humidity, making it feel much hotter than the temperature indicates, but what’s to blame? “It’s not the heat that gets you, it’s the humidity”, is a phrase all Midwestern residents have heard before,

Every summer in the Midwest, residents brace themselves for not only sweltering temperatures but something a bit more mysterious – a stifling heat that seemingly sticks to the skin.

Dangerous temperatures will persist across parts of the U.S. through July, and in some areas, there's an unexpected contributor.