Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 Ranked by Average Daily Temperature in January (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 --------------------------------------------------------------- Honolulu CDP, HI 71.4 1 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 67.2 2 Hollywood city, FL 67.2 2 Miami city, FL 67.2 2 Hialeah city, FL 66.3 5 Pembroke Pines city, FL 66.3 5 Coral Springs city, FL 66.2 7 Cape Coral city, FL 63.8 8 St. Petersburg city, FL 60.7 9 Clearwater city, FL 59.9 10 Tampa city, FL 59.9 10 Orlando city, FL 59.7 12 Brownsville city, TX 59.4 13 McAllen city, TX 58.5 14 Downey city, CA 58.3 15 Los Angeles city, CA 58.3 15 Anaheim city, CA 57.4 17 Fullerton city, CA 57.4 17 Garden Grove city, CA 57.4 17 Orange city, CA 57.4 17 San Diego city, CA 57.4 17 Santa Ana city, CA 57.4 17 Inglewood city, CA 56.8 23 Torrance city, CA 56.1 24 Fontana city, CA 56.0 25 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 56.0 25 Long Beach city, CA 55.9 27 Norwalk city, CA 55.9 27 Pasadena city, CA 55.8 29 El Monte city, CA 55.7 30 West Covina city, CA 55.7 30 Chula Vista city, CA 55.3 32 Oxnard city, CA 55.3 32 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 55.3 32 Thousand Oaks city, CA 55.3 32 Costa Mesa city, CA 55.2 36 Escondido city, CA 55.2 36 Huntington Beach city, CA 55.2 36 Corpus Christi city, TX 55.1 39 Simi Valley city, CA 54.6 40 Burbank city, CA 54.5 41 Glendale city, CA 54.5 41 Irvine city, CA 54.5 41 Oceanside city, CA 54.5 41 Santa Clarita city, CA 54.5 41 Laredo city, TX 54.4 46 Ontario city, CA 54.3 47 Pomona city, CA 54.3 47 Corona city, CA 53.9 49 Riverside city, CA 53.9 49 Glendale city, AZ 53.6 51 Peoria city, AZ 53.6 51 Phoenix city, AZ 53.6 51 Scottsdale city, AZ 53.6 51 Moreno Valley city, CA 53.6 51 San Bernardino city, CA 53.6 51 Mesa city, AZ 52.9 57 Tempe city, AZ 52.6 58 Jacksonville city, FL 52.4 59 Houston city, TX 52.2 60 Pasadena city, TX 52.2 60 Chandler city, AZ 51.9 62 Gilbert town, AZ 51.9 62 Tucson city, AZ 51.3 64 New Orleans city, LA 51.3 64 San Francisco city, CA 51.1 66 Lafayette city, LA 50.6 67 Salinas city, CA 50.5 68 Tallahassee city, FL 50.5 68 Mobile city, AL 49.9 70 Berkeley city, CA 49.9 70 Oakland city, CA 49.9 70 Vallejo city, CA 49.9 70 Baton Rouge city, LA 49.8 74 Beaumont city, TX 49.6 75 San Jose city, CA 49.4 76 Santa Clara city, CA 49.4 76 Sunnyvale city, CA 49.4 76 San Antonio city, TX 49.3 79 Fremont city, CA 49.0 80 Hayward city, CA 49.0 80 Savannah city, GA 48.9 82 Austin city, TX 48.8 83 Daly City city, CA 48.7 84 Bakersfield city, CA 47.8 85 Santa Rosa city, CA 47.4 86 Montgomery city, AL 46.1 87 Fresno city, CA 45.7 88 Columbus city (balance), GA 45.7 88 Modesto city, CA 45.6 90 Henderson city, NV 45.5 91 Las Vegas city, NV 45.5 91 North Las Vegas city, NV 45.5 91 Sacramento city, CA 45.2 94 Waco city, TX 45.2 94 Lancaster city, CA 45.1 96 Palmdale city, CA 45.1 96 Shreveport city, LA 45.1 96 Stockton city, CA 45.0 99 Dallas city, TX 44.6 100 Garland city, TX 44.6 100 Irving city, TX 44.6 100 Mesquite city, TX 44.6 100 Concord city, CA 44.5 104 Jackson city, MS 44.1 105 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 43.9 106 Columbia city, SC 43.8 107 Arlington city, TX 43.4 108 Carrollton city, TX 43.4 108 Fort Worth city, TX 43.4 108 Grand Prairie city, TX 43.4 108 Plano city, TX 43.4 108 Abilene city, TX 42.8 113 El Paso city, TX 42.8 113 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 41.8 115 Birmingham city, AL 41.5 116 Atlanta city, GA 41.0 117 Eugene city, OR 40.8 118 Fayetteville city, NC 40.3 119 Bellevue city, WA 40.1 120 Seattle city, WA 40.1 120 Tacoma city, WA 40.1 120 Wichita Falls city, TX 39.8 123 Memphis city, TN 39.7 124 Portland city, OR 39.6 125 Salem city, OR 39.6 125 Charlotte city, NC 39.3 127 Little Rock city, AR 39.1 128 Chesapeake city, VA 39.1 128 Hampton city, VA 39.1 128 Newport News city, VA 39.1 128 Norfolk city, VA 39.1 128 Portsmouth city, VA 39.1 128 Virginia Beach city, VA 39.1 128 Winston-Salem city, NC 38.9 135 Huntsville city, AL 38.8 136 Raleigh city, NC 38.8 136 Lubbock city, TX 38.8 136 Vancouver city, WA 38.1 139 Chattanooga city, TN 37.4 140 Durham city, NC 37.1 141 Greensboro city, NC 36.7 142 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 36.2 143 Knoxville city, TN 36.0 144 Oklahoma City city, OK 35.9 145 Richmond city, VA 35.7 146 Tulsa city, OK 35.2 147 Amarillo city, TX 35.1 148 Washington city, DC 34.6 149 Alexandria city, VA 34.6 149 Albuquerque city, NM 34.2 151 Clarksville city, TN 34.0 152 Reno city, NV 32.9 153 Baltimore city, MD 31.8 154 Louisville city, KY 31.7 155 New York city, NY 31.5 156 Springfield city, MO 31.1 157 Lexington-Fayette, KY 30.8 158 Elizabeth city, NJ 30.6 159 Newark city, NJ 30.6 159 Philadelphia city, PA 30.4 161 Arvada city, CO 30.2 162 Lakewood city, CO 30.2 162 Westminster city, CO 30.2 162 Evansville city, IN 30.1 165 Pueblo city, CO 29.8 166 Cincinnati city, OH 29.8 166 Aurora city, CO 29.7 168 Denver city, CO 29.7 168 Wichita city, KS 29.5 170 Jersey City city, NJ 29.5 170 Boise City city, ID 29.0 172 Bridgeport city, CT 28.9 173 New Haven city, CT 28.9 173 Colorado Springs city, CO 28.8 175 Yonkers city, NY 28.7 176 Boston city, MA 28.6 177 Cambridge city, MA 28.6 177 St. Louis city, MO 28.4 179 Paterson city, NJ 28.3 180 Overland Park city, KS 28.0 181 Provo city, UT 28.0 181 Providence city, RI 27.9 183 Salt Lake City city, UT 27.9 183 West Valley City city, UT 27.9 183 Fort Collins city, CO 27.7 186 Stamford city, CT 27.4 187 Waterbury city, CT 27.1 188 Spokane city, WA 27.1 188 Springfield city, MA 26.8 190 Topeka city, KS 26.7 191 Allentown city, PA 26.6 192 Columbus city, OH 26.4 193 Pittsburgh city, PA 26.1 194 Dayton city, OH 26.0 195 Kansas City city, KS 25.7 196 Independence city, MO 25.7 196 Kansas City city, MO 25.7 196 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 25.5 199 Erie city, PA 25.4 200 Akron city, OH 24.8 201 Cleveland city, OH 24.8 201 Detroit city, MI 24.7 203 Warren city, MI 24.7 203 Hartford city, CT 24.6 205 Lowell city, MA 24.3 206 Springfield city, IL 24.2 207 Gary city, IN 23.7 208 Buffalo city, NY 23.6 209 Rochester city, NY 23.6 209 South Bend city, IN 23.3 211 Ann Arbor city, MI 23.2 212 Sterling Heights city, MI 23.1 213 Fort Wayne city, IN 22.9 214 Livonia city, MI 22.9 214 Worcester city, MA 22.8 216 Toledo city, OH 22.5 217 Chicago city, IL 22.4 218 Syracuse city, NY 22.4 218 Grand Rapids city, MI 21.8 220 Peoria city, IL 21.6 221 Flint city, MI 21.5 222 Lincoln city, NE 21.3 223 Omaha city, NE 21.1 224 Lansing city, MI 20.9 225 Joliet city, IL 20.7 226 Milwaukee city, WI 19.9 227 Aurora city, IL 19.7 228 Naperville city, IL 19.7 228 Des Moines city, IA 19.4 230 Manchester city, NH 18.6 231 Rockford city, IL 18.2 232 Cedar Rapids city, IA 17.6 233 Madison city, WI 16.0 234 Anchorage city, AK 14.9 235 Green Bay city, WI 14.3 236 Sioux Falls city, SD 13.8 237 Minneapolis city, MN 11.8 238 St. Paul city, MN 11.8 238 /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.