Thursday, April 21, 2011

Interesting United States Weather Facts and Extremes

Top 10 cities with least weather variety based on temperature variation, precipitation, wind, severe weather

1. San Francisco, California
2. San Diego, California
3. Los Angeles, California
4. Santa Barbara, California
5. Eureka, California
6. Long Beach, California
7. Honolulu, Hawaii
8. Santa Maria, California
9. San Luis Obispo, California
10. Kahului, Hawaii


Top 10 hail prone cities based on frequency and severity of hail


1. Tulsa, Oklahoma
2. Amarillo, Texas
3. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
4. Wichita, Kansas
5. Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas
6. Arlington, Texas
7. Denver, Colorado
8. Colorado Springs, Colorado
9. Shreveport, Louisiana
10. Kansas City, Missouri / Kansas

Top 10 Tropical storm / Hurricane prone cities average # of years with no storm. Totals based on data from 1871- 2007, hitting within 60 miles of the city


1. Cape Hatteras, North Carolina   2.49
2. Delray Beach, Florida               2.54             
3. Hollywood, Florida                   2.58
4. Deerfield Beach, Florida           2.58
5. Boca Raton, Florida                  2.58
6. Florida City, Florida                 2.63
7. Grand Isle, Louisiana                 2.63
8. Ft. Pierce, Florida                    2.69
9. Miami, Florida                          2.69
10. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida            2.69


Top 10 Tornado states - avg number of tornadoes per 10,000 square miles, occurring from 1953-2004


1. Florida                                        9.4
2. Oklahoma                                    8.2
3. Kansas                                         6.7
4. Iowa                                           6.6
5. Illinois                                         6.2
6. Indiana                                        6.1
7. Mississippi                                   5.7
8. Maryland                                     5.7
9. Louisiana                                     5.6 
10. Texas                                        5.2

Top 10 Thunderstorm cities - Avg annual number of thunderstorms


1. Fort Myers, Florida                     89
2. Tampa, Florida                           87
3. Tallahassee, Florida                    83
4. Gainesville, Florida                     81
5. Orlando, Florida                         80
6. Mobile, Alabama                         79
7. W. Palm Beach, Florida               79
8. Lake Charles, Louisiana               76
9. Daytona Beach, Florida               75
10. Vero Beach, Florida                  75


Top 10 Tornado prone cities - Ranked by tornadoes per 1,000 miles


1. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma         
2. Tulsa, Oklahoma
3. Dallas - Ft. Worth, Texas
4. Wichita, Kansas
5. Springfield, Missouri
6. Kansas City, Kansas / Missouri
7. Ft. Smith, Arkansas
8. Little Rock, Arkansas
9. Jackson, Mississippi
10. Birmingham, Alabama


Top 10 Earthquake prone states - #  of earthquakes in the last 30 years centered in the state

1. Alaska
2. California
3. Hawaii
4. Nevada
5. Washington
6. Idaho
7. Wyoming
8. Montana
9. Utah
10. Oregon


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


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


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


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


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


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


10 snowiest cities - Avg annual precipitation in inches


1. Blue Canyon, California                240.8
2. Marquette, Michigan                    128.6
3. Sault Ste Marie, Michigan             116.7
4. Syracuse, New York                     111.6
5. Caribou, Maine                            110.4
6. Mount Shasta, California               104.9
7. Lander, Wyoming                         102.5
8. Flagstaff, Arizona                           99.9
9. Sexton Summit, Oregon                  97.8
10. Muskegon, Michigan                      97.0


8 windiest cities - Avg annual wind speed in mph


1. Blue Hill Observatory, Massachusetts  15.4
2. Dodge City, Kansas                           14.0
3. Amarillo, Texas                                 13.5
4. Rochester, Minnesota                         13.1
5. Casper, Wyoming                               12.9
6. Cheyenne, Wyoming                           12.9
7. Great Falls, Montana                            12.7
8. Goodland, Kansas                                12.6

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