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Weather Facts That You May Not Know!

 

Even if you're not a "Weather Nut" you should find this interesting!!     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 10 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 9. Boston, Massachusetts 12.5 10. Lubbock, Texas 12.4 10 sunniest cities  Annual percent of possible sunshine 1. Yuma, Arizona 90% 2. Las Vegas, Nevada 85% 3. Phoenix, Arizona 85% 4. Tucson, Arizona 85% 5. El Paso, Texas 83% 6. Flagstaff, Arizona 79% 7. Fresno, California 79% 8. Reno, Nevada 79% 9. Sacramento, California 78% by Earl Tupper.   NEW JERSEY .................. Has the most shopping malls in one area in the world.   NEW MEXICO ............... Smokey the Bear was rescued from a 1950 forest fire here.   NEW YORK .................... Is home to the nation's oldest cattle ranch, started in 1747 in Montauk.   NORTH CAROLINA ........ Home of the first Krispy Kreme doughnut.   NORTH DAKOTA ............ Rigby , North Dakota , is the exact geographic center of North America ..   OHIO ............................. The hot dog was invented here in 1900.   OKLAHOMA ................... The grounds of the state capital are covered by operating oil wells.   OREGON ......................... Has the most ghost towns in the country.   PENNSYLVANIA ............. The smiley : ) was first used in 1980 by computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University ..   RHODE ISLAND ............. The nation's oldest bar, the White Horse Tavern, opened here in 1673.   SOUTH CAROLINA ......... Sumter County is home to the world's largest gingko farm.   SOUTH DAKOTA ............. Is the only state that's never had an earthquake.   TENNESSEE ....................... Nashville 's Grand Ole Opry is the longest running live radio show in the world.   TEXAS ............................... Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. The hamburger was invented in Arlington in 1906.   UTAH ................................. The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant opened here in 1952.   VERMONT ........................ Montpelier is the only state capital without a McDonald's.   VIRGINIA ........................... Home of the world's largest office building, The Pentagon.   WASHINGTON .................. Seattle has twice as many college graduates as any other state.   WASHINGTON D.C. ......... Is the first planned capital in the world.   WEST VIRGINIA .................. Had the world's first brick paved street, Summers Street, laid in Charleston in 1870.   WISCONSIN ...................... The ice cream sundae was invented here in 1881 to get around Blue Laws prohibiting ice cream from being sold on Sundays.   WYOMING ........................ Was the first state to allow women to vote.   One more:   ILLINOIS ......................... Most corrupt politicians in the country       I hope you enjoyed this.  I did and I found it interesting!