Friday, March 11, 2011

US Weather Extremes: Top 10 Wettest Cities

10 wettest cities
Avg annual precipitation in inches
1. Hilo, Hawaii
128.00
2. Quillayute, Washington
104.50
3. Astoria, Oregon
69.60
4. Blue Canyon, California
67.87
5. Mobile, Alabama
64.64
6. Tallahassee, Florida
64.59
7. Pensacola, Florida
61.16
8. New Orleans, Louisiana
59.74
9. W Palm Beach, Florida
59.72
10. Miami, Florida
59.55

US Weather Extremes: Top 10 Driest Cities

10 driest cities
Avg annual precipitation in inches
1. Yuma, Arizona
2.65
2. Las Vegas, Nevada
4.19
3. Bishop, California
5.61
4. Bakersfield, California
5.72
5. Phoenix, Arizona
7.11
6. Alamosa, Colorado
7.13
7. Reno, California
7.49
8. Winslow, Arizona
7.64
9. El Paso, Texas
7.82
10. Winnemucca, Nevada
7.82

US Weather Extremes: Top 10 Coldest Cities

10 coldest cities
Average annual temperature, F
1. International Falls, Minnesota
36.4
2. Duluth, Minnesota
38.2
3. Caribou, Maine
38.9
4. Marquette, Michigan
39.2
5. Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
39.7
6. Fargo, North Dakota
40.5
7. Williston, North Dakota
40.8
8. Alamosa, Colorado
41.2
9. Bismarck, North Dakota
41.3
10. St. Cloud, Minnesota
41.4

US Weather Extremes: Top 10 Hottest Cities

10 hottest cities
Average annual temperature, F
1. Key West, Florida
77.7
2. Miami, Florida
75.6
3. W Palm Beach, Florida
74.6
4. Ft. Myers, Florida
73.9
5. Yuma, Florida
73.9
6. Brownsville, Texas
73.6
7. Orlando, Florida
72.4
8. Vero Beach, Florida
72.4
9. Corpus Christi, Texas
72.1
10. Tampa, Florida
72.0

US Weather Extremes: Top 10 All-Time Coldest Temperatures

10 all-time coldest
Temperatures

Obtained from state temperature
Records, NCDC
1. Prospect Creek, Alaska
-80
2. Rogers Pass, Montana
-70
3. Peters Sink, Utah
-69
4. Riverside, Wyoming
-66
5. Maybell, Colorado
-61
6. Tower, Minnesota
-60
7. Parshall, North Dakota
-60
8. Island Park Dam, Idaho
-60
9. McIntosh, South Dakota
-58
10. Couderay, Wisconsin
-55

US Weather Extremes: Top 10 All Time Hottest Temperatures

10 all-time hottest
Temperatures

Obtained from state temperature
Records, NCDC
1. Death Valley, California
134
2. Lake Havasu, Arizona
128
3. Laughlin, Nevada
125
4. Lakewood, New Mexico
122
5. Alton, Kansas
121
6. Steele, North Dakota
121
7. Ozark, Arkansas
120
8. Tipton, Oklahoma
120
9. Seymour, Texas
120
10. Usta, South Dakota
120