Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 Ranked by Average Daily Temperature in July (30 yr. pd. 1961-1990) /1 in Rank Order [When cities share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. CDP = census designated place, only used in HI which has no incorporated places] City in rank order Degrees Fahrenheit Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Glendale city, AZ 93.5 1 Peoria city, AZ 93.5 1 Phoenix city, AZ 93.5 1 Scottsdale city, AZ 93.5 1 Mesa city, AZ 91.2 5 Henderson city, NV 91.1 6 Las Vegas city, NV 91.1 6 North Las Vegas city, NV 91.1 6 Tempe city, AZ 90.6 9 Chandler city, AZ 90.2 10 Gilbert town, AZ 90.2 10 Laredo city, TX 86.9 12 Tucson city, AZ 86.6 13 Dallas city, TX 85.9 14 Garland city, TX 85.9 14 Irving city, TX 85.9 14 Mesquite city, TX 85.9 14 Waco city, TX 85.6 18 McAllen city, TX 85.4 19 Arlington city, TX 85.3 20 Carrollton city, TX 85.3 20 Fort Worth city, TX 85.3 20 Grand Prairie city, TX 85.3 20 Plano city, TX 85.3 20 San Antonio city, TX 85.0 25 Wichita Falls city, TX 85.0 25 Austin city, TX 84.5 27 Brownsville city, TX 84.5 27 Bakersfield city, CA 84.1 29 Corpus Christi city, TX 84.1 29 Abilene city, TX 84.0 31 Houston city, TX 83.5 32 Pasadena city, TX 83.5 32 Tulsa city, OK 83.3 34 St. Petersburg city, FL 83.1 35 Cape Coral city, FL 82.8 36 Shreveport city, LA 82.7 37 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 82.6 38 Hollywood city, FL 82.6 38 Miami city, FL 82.6 38 Memphis city, TN 82.6 38 Coral Springs city, FL 82.5 42 Hialeah city, FL 82.4 43 Pembroke Pines city, FL 82.4 43 Mobile city, AL 82.3 45 Orlando city, FL 82.3 45 Baton Rouge city, LA 82.3 45 Beaumont city, TX 82.3 45 El Paso city, TX 82.3 45 Clearwater city, FL 82.1 50 Tampa city, FL 82.1 50 Lafayette city, LA 82.1 50 Oklahoma City city, OK 82.0 53 Little Rock city, AR 81.9 54 Fresno city, CA 81.9 54 Columbus city (balance), GA 81.9 54 New Orleans city, LA 81.9 54 Savannah city, GA 81.8 58 Jacksonville city, FL 81.6 59 Jackson city, MS 81.5 60 Wichita city, KS 81.4 61 Montgomery city, AL 81.3 62 Tallahassee city, FL 81.3 62 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 80.8 64 Columbia city, SC 80.8 64 Lancaster city, CA 80.7 66 Palmdale city, CA 80.7 66 Washington city, DC 80.0 68 Lubbock city, TX 80.0 68 Alexandria city, VA 80.0 68 Birmingham city, AL 79.8 71 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 79.6 72 San Bernardino city, CA 79.4 73 Fayetteville city, NC 79.4 73 Charlotte city, NC 79.3 75 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 79.3 75 Huntsville city, AL 79.0 77 Honolulu CDP, HI 78.9 78 Atlanta city, GA 78.8 79 Chattanooga city, TN 78.7 80 Fontana city, CA 78.6 81 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 78.6 81 Raleigh city, NC 78.6 81 Amarillo city, TX 78.6 81 Kansas City city, KS 78.5 85 Topeka city, KS 78.5 85 Independence city, MO 78.5 85 Kansas City city, MO 78.5 85 Albuquerque city, NM 78.5 85 Evansville city, IN 78.4 90 St. Louis city, MO 78.4 90 Overland Park city, KS 78.2 92 Lincoln city, NE 78.2 92 Chesapeake city, VA 78.2 92 Hampton city, VA 78.2 92 Newport News city, VA 78.2 92 Norfolk city, VA 78.2 92 Portsmouth city, VA 78.2 92 Virginia Beach city, VA 78.2 92 Springfield city, MO 78.1 100 Clarksville city, TN 78.1 100 Richmond city, VA 78.0 102 Riverside city, CA 77.9 103 Winston-Salem city, NC 77.9 103 Salt Lake City city, UT 77.9 103 West Valley City city, UT 77.9 103 Elizabeth city, NJ 77.8 107 Newark city, NJ 77.8 107 Stockton city, CA 77.7 109 Louisville city, KY 77.2 110 Modesto city, CA 77.1 111 Pueblo city, CO 77.1 111 Durham city, NC 77.1 111 Baltimore city, MD 77.0 114 Moreno Valley city, CA 76.9 115 Omaha city, NE 76.9 115 Greensboro city, NC 76.9 115 New York city, NY 76.8 118 Philadelphia city, PA 76.7 119 Des Moines city, IA 76.6 120 Knoxville city, TN 76.6 120 Springfield city, IL 76.5 122 Cincinnati city, OH 76.4 123 Lexington-Fayette, KY 75.8 124 Sacramento city, CA 75.7 125 Burbank city, CA 75.6 126 Glendale city, CA 75.6 126 Santa Clarita city, CA 75.6 126 Peoria city, IL 75.5 129 Corona city, CA 75.4 130 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 75.4 130 El Monte city, CA 75.2 132 West Covina city, CA 75.2 132 Chicago city, IL 75.1 134 Pasadena city, CA 75.0 135 Jersey City city, NJ 74.9 136 Paterson city, NJ 74.9 136 Ontario city, CA 74.6 138 Pomona city, CA 74.6 138 Provo city, UT 74.5 140 Downey city, CA 74.3 141 Los Angeles city, CA 74.3 141 Sioux Falls city, SD 74.3 141 Cedar Rapids city, IA 74.2 144 Detroit city, MI 74.2 144 Warren city, MI 74.2 144 Dayton city, OH 74.2 144 Gary city, IN 74.1 148 Springfield city, MA 74.1 148 Yonkers city, NY 74.1 148 Allentown city, PA 74.1 148 Boise City city, ID 74.0 152 Fort Wayne city, IN 74.0 152 Concord city, CA 73.8 154 Joliet city, IL 73.8 154 Bridgeport city, CT 73.7 156 Hartford city, CT 73.7 156 New Haven city, CT 73.7 156 Minneapolis city, MN 73.6 159 St. Paul city, MN 73.6 159 Milwaukee city, WI 73.6 159 Aurora city, CO 73.5 162 Denver city, CO 73.5 162 Boston city, MA 73.5 162 Cambridge city, MA 73.5 162 Lowell city, MA 73.3 166 Rockford city, IL 73.2 167 Columbus city, OH 73.2 167 Long Beach city, CA 73.1 169 Norwalk city, CA 73.1 169 Aurora city, IL 73.1 169 Naperville city, IL 73.1 169 Ann Arbor city, MI 73.0 173 South Bend city, IN 72.9 174 Livonia city, MI 72.9 174 Waterbury city, CT 72.8 176 Providence city, RI 72.7 177 Anaheim city, CA 72.6 178 Fullerton city, CA 72.6 178 Garden Grove city, CA 72.6 178 Orange city, CA 72.6 178 Santa Ana city, CA 72.6 178 Stamford city, CT 72.6 178 Toledo city, OH 72.1 184 Pittsburgh city, PA 72.1 184 Arvada city, CO 71.9 186 Lakewood city, CO 71.9 186 Westminster city, CO 71.9 186 Akron city, OH 71.9 186 Cleveland city, OH 71.9 186 Irvine city, CA 71.6 191 Grand Rapids city, MI 71.6 191 Reno city, NV 71.6 191 Fort Collins city, CO 71.5 194 Sterling Heights city, MI 71.3 195 Erie city, PA 71.3 195 Buffalo city, NY 71.1 197 San Diego city, CA 71.0 198 Madison city, WI 71.0 198 Colorado Springs city, CO 70.8 200 Lansing city, MI 70.8 200 Flint city, MI 70.6 202 Escondido city, CA 70.5 203 Syracuse city, NY 70.4 204 Rochester city, NY 70.2 205 Torrance city, CA 69.7 206 Worcester city, MA 69.7 206 Green Bay city, WI 69.7 206 San Jose city, CA 69.5 209 Santa Clara city, CA 69.5 209 Sunnyvale city, CA 69.5 209 Manchester city, NH 69.5 209 Inglewood city, CA 69.1 213 Spokane city, WA 68.8 214 Chula Vista city, CA 68.2 215 Portland city, OR 68.2 215 Simi Valley city, CA 67.8 217 Oceanside city, CA 67.6 218 Santa Rosa city, CA 67.6 218 Eugene city, OR 67.3 220 Costa Mesa city, CA 67.1 221 Huntington Beach city, CA 67.1 221 Fremont city, CA 66.7 223 Hayward city, CA 66.7 223 Salem city, OR 66.3 225 Oxnard city, CA 66.1 226 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 66.1 226 Thousand Oaks city, CA 66.1 226 Bellevue city, WA 65.2 229 Seattle city, WA 65.2 229 Tacoma city, WA 65.2 229 Vancouver city, WA 64.6 232 Vallejo city, CA 63.2 233 Daly City city, CA 62.7 234 Salinas city, CA 62.5 235 Berkeley city, CA 62.1 236 Oakland city, CA 62.1 236 San Francisco city, CA 59.1 238 Anchorage city, AK 58.4 239 /1 Represents normal values for the 30-year period, 1961-1990. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-7.