The 30 Illinois Places that are Seriously Dripping Wet with Sweat

We are approaching the time of year when it's going to start getting seriously hot. What many don't understand about weather in Illinois is that heat is based not just on temperature, but also humidity. Now, you can see the 30 Illinois places that are about to be seriously dripping wet with sweat more than any others.

There are many factors into what makes a location feel "hot". Yes, temperature is a factor, but the feeling of "heat" can also be greatly impacted by the percent of humidity that a place has. I queried the database at USA.com to see what Illinois places have the highest humidity on average. The list is interesting.

1. 84.33% Illinois City, IL
2. 84.23% Buffalo Prairie, IL
3. 83.80% New Boston, IL / 707
4. 83.78% Andalusia, IL / 1,471
5. 83.77% Taylor Ridge, IL
6. 83.41% Matherville, IL / 941
7. 83.37% Reynolds, IL / 514
8. 83.30% Menominee, IL / 239
9. 83.28% Joy, IL / 410
10. 83.20% Preemption, IL
11. 83.18% Dow, IL
12. 83.18% Grafton, IL / 719
13. 83.18% East Dubuque, IL / 1,751
14. 83.15% Viola, IL / 1,013
15. 83.12% Keithsburg, IL / 598
16. 83.10% Elsah, IL / 698
17. 83.07% Oak Grove, IL / 756
18. 83.04% Coyne Center, IL / 900
19. 83.00% Seaton, IL / 246
20. 82.91% Oquawka, IL / 1,380
21. 82.89% Brussels, IL / 128
22. 82.87% Sherrard, IL / 819
23. 82.83% Otterville, IL / 118
24. 82.78% Aledo, IL / 3,724
25. 82.69% Alexis, IL / 862
26. 82.67% Godfrey, IL / 17,911
27. 82.57% Rock Island, IL / 38,888
28. 82.56% Milan, IL / 5,122
29. 82.45% Golden Eagle, IL
30. 82.38% Ophiem, IL

You might think that the highest average humidity in Illinois would be in the southern part of the state, but according to this data, it's not. Illinois City, Illinois is not that far from Iowa in the northern part of the state yet it has the highest average humidity in the Land of Lincoln. Go figure. Funny to see a place just to the southwest of the Quad Cities register the highest "sweat factor" in Illinois. Congratulations, now take this towel and dry off.