CLIMATOLOGICAL EXTREMES FOR CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES

                                  TEMPERATURE EXTREMES (F)

                      Based on cooperative station data from 1981-2010
                  Locations must have at least 70 percent of possible data
                      If locations have two stations only one is listed

             Highest Average Annual Temp            Lowest Average Annual Temp

            1. Key West WSO       FL  78.0        1. Mt. Washington     NH  27.6
            2. Tavernier          FL  77.7        2. Climax             CO  31.0
            3. Hialeah            FL  76.9        3. Darwin Ranch       WY  31.2
            4. Miami Int Ap       FL  76.9        4. Lake Yellowstone   WY  32.1
            5. Death Valley       CA  76.7        5. Taylor Park        CO  32.8
            6. Oasis Rngr Stn     FL  76.2        6. Bondurant          WY  33.7
            7. Ft. Lauderdale     FL  76.0        7. Snake River        WY  33.9
            8. Royal Palm R.S.    FL  75.8        8. Old Faithful       WY  34.1
            9. Yuma WSO AP        AZ  75.7        9. Cooke City 2 W     MT  34.1
           10. McAllen Airport    TX  75.6       10. Crested Butte      CO  34.1
           11. W. Palm Beach      FL  75.5       11. Electric Lake UPL  UT  34.3
           12. Flamingo R.S.      FL  75.3       12. Hermit 7 ESE       CO  34.6
           13. Phoenix Airport    AZ  75.0       13. Mt. Mansfield      VT  34.9
           14. Fort Myers         FL  75.0       14. Silverton          CO  35.0
           15. Naples             FL  74.9       15. Leadville 2 SW     CO  35.2
           16. Stuart 1 N         FL  74.8       16. Stanley            ID  35.4
           17. Ehrenberg 2 E      AZ  74.7       17. Sugarloaf Res      CO  35.4
           18. Palm Springs       CA  74.7       18. Rio Grande Res     CO  35.4
           19. Bullhead City      AZ  74.6       19. Dillon 1 E         CO  35.7
           20. Zapata 3 SW        TX  74.6       20. Wisdom             MT  35.9


        Highest Average Annual Maximum Temp     Lowest Average Annual Maximum Temp

            1. Death Valley       CA  91.3        1. Mt. Washington     NH  34.2
            2. Gila Bend          AZ  89.7        2. Mt. Mansfield      VT  42.0
            3. Bullhead City      AZ  89.1        3. Climax             CO  43.5
            4. Palm Springs       CA  89.0        4. Rainier Paradise   WA  45.2
            5. Brawley 2 SW       CA  88.9        5. Lake Yellowstone   WY  46.1
            6. Thermal Ap         CA  88.9        6. Stampede Pass      WA  46.7
            7. Yuma Ap            AZ  88.5        7. Rolla 3 NW         ND  46.8
            8. Blythe             CA  88.4        8. Langdon Exp Stn    ND  47.1
            9. El Centro 2 SSW    CA  88.3        9. Cooke City 2 W     MT  47.3
           10. Tacna 3 NE         AZ  88.2       10. Darwin Ranch       WY  47.6
           11. Imperial           CA  88.1       11. Electric Lake UPL  UT  47.7
           12. Boquillas R.S.     TX  88.1       12. Alta               UT  47.8
           13. Casa Grande Nat Mn AZ  88.0       13. Silver Lake Brtn   UT  48.2
           14. Borrego Desert Pk  CA  87.8       14. Warroad            MN  48.2
           15. Castolon           TX  87.8       15. Grand Marais       MN  48.4
           16. Ehrenberg 2 E      AZ  87.7       16. Crater Lake N.P.   OR  48.5
           17. Maricopa 4 N       AZ  87.7       17. First Conn Lake    NH  48.5
           18. Presidio           TX  87.5       18. Cabin Creek        CO  48.5
           19. Litchfield Park    AZ  87.4       19. Cavalier 7 NW      ND  48.7
           20. Iron Mountain      CA  87.4       20. Int'l Falls        MN  48.7
                                                 21. Eveleth WWP        MN  48.7
                                                 22. Duluth WSO AP      MN  48.7


        Highest Average Annual Minimum Temp     Lowest Average Annual Minimum Temp

            1. Key West WSO AP    FL  73.1        1. Darwin Ranch       WY  14.9
            2. Tavernier          FL  71.8        2. Taylor Park        CO  16.4
            3. Miami WSO AP       FL  69.8        3. Bondurant          WY  16.5
            4. Hialeah            FL  69.2        4. Hermit 7 ESE       CO  17.4
            5. Ft. Lauderdale     FL  68.5        5. Silverton          CO  17.6
            6. W. Palm Beach AP   FL  67.9        6. Crested Butte      CO  17.8
            7. Port Isabel        FL  67.3        7. Snake River        WY  17.9
            8. Port Aransas       FL  67.0        8. Rio Grande Res     CO  18.0
            9. St. Petersburg     FL  66.8        9. Lake Yellowstone   WY  18.2
           10. Stuart 1 N         FL  66.6       10. Stanley            ID  18.4
           11. Flamingo R.S.      FL  66.5       11. Climax             CO  18.6
           12. Port Mansfield     FL  65.7       12. Antero Reservoir   CO  18.6
           13. Royal Palm R.S.    FL  65.6       13. Old Faithful       WY  18.9
           14. Fort Myers AP      FL  65.5       14. Tower Falls        WY  19.5
           15. Brownsville WSO AP TX  65.4       15. Bodie              CA  19.5
           16. Oasis Rngr Stn     FL  65.3       16. Wisdom             MT  19.7
           17. McAllen FAA AP     TX  65.3       17. Leadville 2 SW     CO  20.2
           18. Perrine 4 W        FL  65.2       18. Dillon 1 E         CO  20.3
           19. Naples             FL  64.9       19. Fontenelle         WY  20.8
           20. Tampa WSO AP       FL  64.4       20. Mt. Washington     NH  20.9
                                                 21. Cooke City         MT  20.9


        Highest Average July Maximum Temp       Lowest Average July Maximum Temp

            1. Death Valley       CA 116.4        1. Mt. Washington    NH  54.1
            2. Bullhead City      AZ 112.2        2. Rainier Paradise  WA  61.7
            3. Willow Beach       AZ 110.2        3. San Francisco R.S CA  62.7
            4. Needles FAA AP     CA 109.3        4. Eureka WSO City   CA  63.8
            5. Gila Bend          AZ 108.9        5. Newport           OR  64.5
            6. Iron Mountain      CA 108.9        6. Half Moon Bay     CA  65.0
            7. Blythe             CA 108.7        7. Mt. Mansfield     VT  65.3
            8. Alamo Dam          AZ 108.5        8. Climax            CO  65.6
            9. Quartzsite         AZ 108.4        9. Stampede Pass     WA  65.6
           10. Palm Springs       CA 108.1       10. Crescent City 1 N CA  65.6
           11. Bouse              AZ 108.0       11. Morro Bay F.D.    CA  65.8
           12. Ehrenberg 2 E      AZ 107.9       12. Long Beach Exp St WA  65.9
           13. Parker Reservoir   AZ 107.6       13. Grayland          WA  66.0
           14. Borrego Desert Pk  CA 107.5       14. Laurel Mountain   OR  66.1
           15. Maricopa 4 N       AZ 107.5       15. North Bend AP     OR  66.3
           16. Yuma WSO AP        AZ 107.4       16. Fort Bragg 5 N    CA  66.3
           17. Casa Grande Nat Mn AZ 107.3       17. Klamath           CA  66.4
           18. Litchfield Park    AZ 107.3       18. Seaside           OR  66.8
           19. Brawley 2 SW       CA 107.2       19. Port Orford 2     CA  67.2
           20. El Centro 2 SSW    CA 106.8       20. Hoquiam AP        WA  67.3


       Highest Average January Minimum Temp   Lowest Average January Minimum Temp

            1. Key West WSO AP    FL  64.2        1. Taylor Park       CO -11.4
            2. Tavernier          FL  63.0        2. Tower 3 S         MN  -9.0
            3. Miami Beach        FL  62.6        3. Allagash          ME  -7.7
            4. Hialeah            FL  59.1        4. Crested Butte     CO  -7.2
            5. Fort Lauderdale    FL  58.5        5. Darwin Ranch      WY  -6.9
            6. W. Palm Beach AP   FL  56.9        6. Van Buren 2       ME  -6.9
            7. Flamingo R.S.      FL  55.9        7. Rio Grande Res    CO  -6.8
            8. Stuart 1 N         FL  55.8        8. Pembina           ND  -6.5
            9. Royal Palm R.S.    FL  55.2        9. Warroad           MN  -6.5
           10. Perrine 4 W        FL  55.2       10. Gunnison 1 N      CO  -6.2
           11. Oasis Ranger Stn   FL  54.5       11. Willow City       ND  -6.1
           12. St. Petersburg     FL  53.8       12. Langdon Wxp Farm  ND  -6.0
           13. Naples             FL  53.8       13. Fosston 1 E       MN  -5.9
           14. Fort Myers AP      FL  53.5       14. Int'l Falls Ap    MN  -5.5
           15. Port Isabel        TX  53.2       15. Hermit 7 ESE      CO  -5.4
           16. Canal Point USDA   FL  53.2       16. Silverton         CO  -5.4
           17. Vero Beach AP      FL  52.1       17. Upham 3 N         ND  -5.4
           18. Punta Gorda 4 ESE  FL  51.7       18. Gunflint Lke 10NW MN  -5.2
           19. Brownsville WSO AP TX  51.6       19. Petersburg        ND  -5.1
           20. Winter Haven       FL  51.5       20. Argyle 4 E        MN  -5.1


          Number of Days Max Temp >= 90 Deg      Number of Days Min Temp <= 32 Deg

            1. Death Valley        CA  193        1. Bodie              CA  302
            2. Boquillas Rngr Stn  TX  192        2. Darwin Ranch       WY  302
            3. Gila Bend           AZ  190        3. Bondurant          WY  295
            4. Castolon            TX  188        4. Snake River        WY  290
            5. Presidio            TX  185        5. Stanley            ID  286
            6. Lajitas             TX  184        6. Hermit 7 ESE       CO  282
            7. Bullhead City       AZ  183        7. Silverton          CO  280
            8. Thermal AP          CA  183        8. Lake Yellowstone   WY  278
            9. Casa Grande Nat Mon AZ  181        9. Leadville 2 SW     CO  276
           10. Palm Springs        CA  181       10. Tower Falls        WY  276
           11. Brawley 2 SW        CA  180       11. Dixie              ID  275
           12. Falcon Dam          TX  180       12. Old Faithful       WY  275
           13. Maricopa 4 N        AZ  179       13. Wisdom             MT  274
           14. Yuma WSO AP         AZ  179       14. Climax             CO  272
           15. Blythe              CA  179       15. Crested Butte      CO  271
           16. Rio Grande City 3 W TX  179       16. Dillon 1 E         CO  271
           17. Tacna 3 NE          AZ  178       17. Cooke City 2 W     MT  271
           18. Casa Grande         AZ  177       18. Sagehen Creek      CA  270
           19. El Centro 2 SSW     CA  177       19. Boca               CA  268
           20. Eloy 4 NE           AZ  176       20. Rio Grande Res     CO  265
           21. Imperial            CA  176       




                              PRECIPITATION EXTREMES (INCHES)

                      Based on cooperative station data from 1981-2010
                  Locations must have at least 70 percent of possible data
                      If locations have two stations only one is listed

            Highest Avg Annual Precipitation      Lowest Avg Annual Precipitation

             1. Aberdeen 20 NNE   WA  133.89       1. Death Valley      CA  2.26
             2. Laurel Mountain   OR  122.93       2. Calexico          CA  2.51
             3. Forks 1 E         WA  119.93       3. Brawley 2 SW      CA  2.69
             4. Nehalem 9 NE      OR  118.79       4. Niland            CA  2.89
             5. Port Orford 5 E   OR  117.60       5. El Centro 2 SSW   CA  2.89
             6. Rainier Paradise  WA  116.10       6. Imperial          CA  2.90
             7. Humptulips S.H.   WA  113.40       7. Mecca 2 SE        CA  3.11
             8. Cougar 5 E        WA  112.63       8. Thermal FAA AP    CA  3.21
             9. Naselle           WA  111.91       9. Yuma WSO AP       AZ  3.40
            10. Clearwater        WA  108.86      10. Blythe            CA  3.59
            11. Grays River Hatch WA  104.78      11. Wendover WSO AP   NV  3.92
            12. Quillayute WSO AP WA   99.43      12. Trona             CA  3.93
            13. Upper Baker Dam   WA   98.10      13. Tacna 3 NE        AZ  3.96
            14. Cedar Lake        WA   96.83      14. Iron Mountain     CA  4.01
            15. Mt. Washington    NH   96.45      15. Silverpeak        NV  4.08
            16. Otis              OR   95.03      16. Baker             CA  4.10
            17. Detroit Dam       OR   91.20      17. Daggett FAA AP    CA  4.14
            18. Gasquet Rnger Stn CA   90.89      18. Eagle Mountain    CA  4.16
            19. Cushman PH        WA   89.67      19. Las Vegas WSO AP  NV  4.19
            20. Lake Toxaway 2 SW NC   89.56      20. Inyokern          CA  4.28


             Most Days >= .01 Inches Precip        Least Days >= .01 Inches Precip

             1. Long Beach Exp Stn   WA  212       1. Mecca 2 SE        CA   11
             2. Mount Washington     NH  210       2. Calexico          CA   12
             3. Forks 1 E            WA  209       3. Niland            CA   13
             4. Quillayute AP        WA  206       4. Palm Springs      CA   14
             5. Snowshoe             WV  206       5. El Centro 2 SSW   CA   14
             6. Otis                 OR  203       6. Brawley 2 SW      CA   14
             7. Mount Mansfield      VT  202       7. Dateland Whitwng  AZ   14
             8. Raymond 2 S          WA  200       8. Shoshone          CA   15
             9. Naselle              WA  198       9. Blythe            CA   15
            10. Grayland             WA  197      10. Monument Valley   AZ   15
            11. Clearwater           WA  196      11. Trona             CA   16
            12. Palmer 3 SE          WA  195      12. Imperial          CA   16
            13. Tillamook 1 W        OR  194      13. Death Valley      CA   16
            14. Aberdeen 20 NNE      WA  192      14. Thermal FAA AP    CA   17
            15. Tully Heiberg Forest NY  191      15. Eagle Mountain    CA   17
            16. Astoria WSO AP       OR  191      16. Yuma WSO AP       CA   17
            17. Aberdeen             WA  191      17. Ehrenberg 2 E     CA   17
            18. Cedar Lake           WA  190      18. Tacna 3 NE        AZ   18
            19. Stampede Pass        WA  190      19. Quartzsite        AZ   18
            20. Hoquiam AP           WA  188      20. Parker 6 NE       AZ   18




                                  SNOWFALL EXTREMES (INCHES)

000000                      Based on cooperative station data from 1981-2010
                  Locations must have at least 70 percent of possible data
                      If locations have two stations only one is listed

                               Highest Average Annual Snowfall

                          1. Rainier Paradise Rngr Stn   WA  677.3
                          2. Alta                        UT  524.0
                          3. Crater Lake                 OR  479.5
                          4. Silver Lake Brighton        UT  413.5
                          5. Soda Springs CSSL           CA  401.7
                          6. Snake River                 WY  289.6
                          7. Mount Washington            NH  275.7
                          8. Climax                      CO  274.6
                          9. Holden Village              WA  257.8
                         10. Burgess Junction            WY  257.5
                         11. Blowhard Mountain Radar     UT  244.9
                         12. Hooker 4 N                  NY  237.5
                         13. Schofield-Skyland Mine      UT  236.8
                         14. Government Camp             OR  236.6
                         15. Lodgepole                   CA  236.3
                         16. Mount Mansfield             VT  231.7
                         17. Lemolo Lake 3 NNW           OR  226.9
                         18. Island Park                 ID  225.1
                         19. Winter Park                 CO  220.6
                         20. Herman                      MI  218.7



                                     WIND EXTREMES (MPH)

                    Based on ASOS data from reporting airports, 2000-2010
                                      
                             Highest Average Annual Wind Speeds

                            1. Guadalupe Pass AMOS     TX  18.4
                            2. Livingston AP           MT  14.0
                            3. Clines Corners          NM  13.9
                            4. Sandberg                CA  13.6
                            5. Clinton-Sherman AP      OK  12.9
                            6. Amarillo Int AP         TX  12.7
                            7. Dodge City AP           KS  12.6
                            8. San Nicolas Island NAS  CA  12.5
                            9. Buffalo AMOS            SD  12.4
                           10. Cut Bank AP             MT  12.4
                           11. Faith Muni AP           SD  12.4
                           12. Hobart Muni AP          OK  12.4
                           13. Nantucket AP            MA  12.3
                           14. Clayton Muni AP         NM  12.3
                           15. Blue Hills Observatory  MA  12.3
                           16. Russell Muni Ap         KS  12.3
                           17. Garden city AP          KS  12.2
                           18. Rawlins AP              WY  12.1
                           19. Akron Regional AP       CO  12.0
                           20. Cheyenne AP             WY  12.0
                           21. Goodland Muni AP        KS  12.0
                           22. Burlington AP           CO  12.0


           Highest Annual Avg Daily Peak Gust  Number of Days with Peak Gust >= 30 mph

             1. Guadalupe Pass AMOS TX  40.6       1. Guadalupe Pass AMOS  TX  301
             2. Livingston AP       MT  36.2       2. Livingston AP        MT  241
             3. Rawlins AP          WY  33.6       3. Rawlins AP           WY  236
             4. Clines Corners      NM  33.3       4. Laramie AP           WY  232
             5. Sandberg            CA  33.1       5. Clines Corners       NM  224
             6. Laramie AP          WY  32.9       6. Rock Springs AP      WY  220
             7. Cheyenne AP         WY  32.7       7. Sandberg             CA  215
             8. Rock Springs AP     WY  32.2       8. Cheyenne AP          WY  209
             9. Cut Bank AP         MT  32.1       9. Ellicott-Bullseye    CO  208
            10. Ellicott-Bullseye   CO  31.8      10. Cut Bank AP          MT  203
            11. Las Vegas Muni AP   NM  31.5      11. Casper AP            WY  197
            12. Casper AP           WY  31.2      12. Edwards AFB-N Aux    CA  197
            13. Buffalo AMOS        SD  30.9      13. Las Vegas Muni AP    NM  196
            14. Clayton Muni AP     NM  30.5      14. Lancaster Ap         CA  187
            15. Dalhart Muni AP     TX  30.5      15. Dalhart Muni AP      TX  185
            16. Douglas AP          WY  30.1      16. Clayton Muni AP      NM  184
            17. Raton Muni Ap       NM  30.0      17. Buffalo              SD  182
            18. Sidney Muni AP      NE  30.0      18. Douglas AP           WY  181
            19. Springfield AP      CO  30.0      19. Raton Muni AP        NM  178
            20. Tucumcari Muni AP   NM  30.0      20. Tucumcari Muni AP    NM  177



                             AVERAGE ANNUAL PERCENT POSSIBLE SUNSHINE

                            Source: Northeast Regional Climate Center: 
                            http://www.nrcc.cornell.edu/ccd/pctpos.html

                           Only limited locations recorded sunshine data
                             Stations with at least 15 years of data

              Monthly and Annual Sunshine data for all western locations are posted at:
                      http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/westcomp.sun.html


              Greatest % Possible Sunshine            Least % Possible Sunshine

             1. Yuma                AZ   90        1. Quillayute           WA   33
             2. Las Vegas           NV   85        2. Elkins               WV   40
             3. Phoenix             AZ   85        3. Seattle-Downtown     WA   43
             4. Tucson              AZ   85        4. Pittsburgh           PA   45
             5. El Paso             TX   84        5. Grand Rapids         MI   46
             6. Fresno              CA   79        6. Syracuse             NY   46
             7. Reno                NV   79        7. Sault Ste. Marie     MI   47
             8. Flagstaff           AZ   78        8. Seattle-Tacoma Ap    WA   47
             9. Sacramento          CA   78        9. Alpena               MI   48
            10. Pueblo              CO   76       10. Buffalo              NY   48
            11. Key West            FL   76       11. Portland             OR   48
            12. Albuquerque         NM   76       12. Binghamton           NY   49
            13. North Little Rock   AR   74       13. Cleveland            OH   49
            14. Roswell             NM   74       14. Burlington           VT   49
            15. Midland-Odessa      TX   74       15. Cincinnati           OH   50
            16. Los Angeles Dwntwn  CA   73       16. Columbus             OH   50
            17. Ely                 NV   73       17. Eureka               CA   51
            18. Amarillo            TX   73       18. Lansing              MI   51
            19. Lake Charles        LA   72       19. Marquette            MI   51
            20. Lubbock             TX   72       20. Rochester            NY   51
                                                  21. Avoca                PA   51


                              AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF CLEAR DAYS

                           Source: Northeast Regional Climate Center: 
                           http://www.nrcc.cornell.edu/ccd/clpcdy.html

         Monthly and Annual Cloud Cover data for all western locations are posted at:
                      http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/westcomp.clr.html
                      http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/westcomp.ovc.html

              Greatest Number of Clear Days           Least Number of Clear Days

             1. Yuma               AZ   242        1. Mount Washington     NH   44
             2. Phoenix            AZ   211        2. Elkins               WV   48
             3. Las Vegas          NV   210        3. Astoria              OR   50
             4. Bishop             CA   201        4. Quillayute           WA   51
             5. Fresno             CA   194        5. Binghamton           NY   52
             6. El Paso            TX   193        6. Olympia              WA   52
             7. Tucson             AZ   193        7. Buffalo              NY   54
             8. Bakersfield        CA   191        8. Burlington           VT   58
             9. Sacramento         CA   188        9. Seattle              WA   58
            10. Los Angeles Dwntwn CA   186       10. Caribou              ME   59
            11. Stockton           CA   184       11. Pittsburg            PA   59
            12. Winslow            AZ   177       12. Beckley              WV   60
            13. Santa Maria        CA   176       13. Rochester            NY   61
            14. Blue Canyon        CA   174       14. Syracuse             NY   63
            15. Roswell            NM   168       15. Youngstown           OH   63
            16. Albuquerque        NM   167       16. Erie                 PA   63
            17. Midland-Odessa     TX   165       17. Huntington           WV   63
            18. Mount Shasta       CA   164       18. Grand Rapids         MI   64
            19. Clayton            NM   162       19. Houghton Lake        MI   65
            20. Flagstaff          AZ   162       20. Charleston           WV   65


                            AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF CLOUDY DAYS

                         Source: Northeast Regional Climate Center: 
                         http://www.nrcc.cornell.edu/ccd/clpcdy.html

         Monthly and Annual Cloud Cover data for all western locations are posted at:
                      http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/westcomp.clr.html
                      http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/westcomp.ovc.html

             Greatest Number of Cloudy Days          Least Number of Cloudy Days

             1. Mount Washington   NH   244        1. Yuma                 AZ   52
             2. Astoria            OR   239        2. Phoenix              AZ   70
             3. Quillayute         WA   239        3. El Paso              TX   72
             4. Olympia            WA   228        4. Las Vegas            NV   73
             5. Seattle            WA   226        5. Los Angeles-Dwntwn   CA   73
             6. Portland           OR   222        6. Bishop               CA   75
             7. Kalispell          MT   214        7. Santa Maria          CA   80
             8. Binghamton         NY   212        8. Alamosa              CO   81
             9. Elkins             WV   212        9. Tucson               AZ   81
            10. Beckley            WV   210       10. Roswell              NM   84
            11. Eugene             OR   209       11. Albuquerque          NM   87
            12. Sault Ste. Marie   MI   209       12. Long Beach           CA   87
            13. Buffalo            NY   208       13. Winslow              AZ   89
            14. Salem              OR   208       14. Bakersfield          CA   93
            15. Missoula           MT   208       15. Fresno               CA   98
            16. Caribou            ME   206       16. Fort Myers           FL   99
            17. Erie               PA   205       17. Sacramento           CA  100
            18. Grand Rapids       MI   205       18. San Diego            CA  102
            19. Syracuse           NY   205       19. Flagstaff            AZ  102
            20. Youngstown         OH   205       20. Lubbock              TX  103
                                                  21. Los Angeles Airport  CA  103


                              AVERAGE ANNUAL THUNDERSTORM DAYS

                 Based on data from First Order Stations, 1988 LCD Summaries

            Monthly and Annual Thunderstorm Days for Western Locations are posted at:
                    http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/westcomp.th.html

               Florida and the Gulf Coast generally have the most thunderstorms
                           while West Coast locations have the least.

            Most Number of Days with T-storms    Least Number of Days with T-storms
           
             1. Fort Myers          FL   93        1. San Francisco         CA   2
             2. Tampa               FL   86        2. Santa Maria           CA   2
             3. Tallahassee         FL   82        3. Bakersfield           CA   3
             4. Orlando             FL   82        4. San Diego             CA   3
             5. Mobile              AL   79        5. Santa Barbara         CA   3
             6. West Palm Beach     FL   78        6. Stockton              CA   3
             7. Daytona Beach       FL   77        7. Long Beach            CA   4
             8. Lake Charles        LA   75        8. Los Angeles           CA   4
             9. Miami               FL   74        9. Eugene                OR   5
            10. Apalachicola        FL   72       10. Eureka                CA   5
            11. Baton Rouge         LA   71       11. Olympia               WA   5
            12. Pensacola           FL   70       12. Sacramento            CA   5
            13. New Orleans         LA   68       13. Salem                 OR   5
            14. Jackson             MS   67       14. Fresno                CA   6
            15. Port Arthur         TX   66       15. Redding               CA   6
            16. Jacksonville        FL   65       16. Astoria               OR   7
            17. Key West            FL   64       17. Portland              OR   7
            18. Savannah            GA   62       18. Quillayute            WA   7
            19. Houston             TX   61       19. Seattle               WA   7
                                                  20. Yakima                WA   7
                                                  21. Yuma                  AZ   7


                  AVERAGE ANNUAL DAYS WITH HEAVY FOG (Visibility <= 1/4 Mile)

                  Based on data from First Order Stations, 1988 LCD Summaries

       Monthly and Annual Days with Heavy Fog for all western locations are posted at:
                    http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/westcomp.fog.html

              Most Number of Days with HF           Least Number of Days with HF

             1. Mount Washington    NH  314        1. Bishop                CA   0.4
             2. Stampede PAss       WA  252        2. Tucson                AZ   1
             3. Sexton Summit       OR  159        3. Las Vegas             NV   1
             4. Charleston          WV  103        4. Key West              FL   1
             5. Olympia             WA   90        5. El Paso               TX   2
             6. Santa Maria         CA   87        6. Phoenix               AZ   2
             7. Worcester           MA   84        7. Yuma                  AZ   2
             8. Elkins              WV   83        8. Ely                   NV   2
             9. Asheville           NC   79        9. Winslow               AZ   4
            10. Block Island        RI   79       10. Lander                WY   4
            11. Blue Canyon         CA   67       11. Valentine             NE   5
            12. Huntington          WV   62       12. Winnemucca            NV   5
            13. Jackson             KY   62       13. Elko                  NV   6
            14. Eugene              OR   60       14. Albuquerque           NM   6
            15. Binghamton          NY   53       15. Sheridan              WY   6
            16. Quillayute          WA   53       16. Miami                 FL   6
            17. Duluth              MN   53       17. Abilene               TX   7
            18. Eureka              CA   50       18. Reno                  NV   7
            19. Concord             NH   50       19. Milford               UT   7
            20. Tallahassee         FL   50       20. San Angelo            TX   7
            21. Lake Charles        LA   50       
            22. Medford             OR   50