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Reproducible rankings

Outdoor sauna conditions, ranked by the underlying factor.

Each table answers one question. Physical climate and energy price are not blended unless a reader deliberately chooses the Planning Index.

Highest climate stress

Temperature, freeze exposure and precipitation only.

#	Metro	Climate score
1	Fargo, ND	76.7
2	Anchorage, AK	70.2
3	Minneapolis, MN	66.0
4	Sioux Falls, SD	65.7
5	Madison, WI	63.8
6	Manchester, NH	62.1
7	Portland, ME	60.3
8	Des Moines, IA	60.2
9	Omaha, NE	57.8
10	Burlington, VT	57.4
11	Grand Rapids, MI	57.3
12	Billings, MT	55.8
13	Cheyenne, WY	55.3
14	Milwaukee, WI	52.2
15	Indianapolis, IN	52.1

Lowest climate stress

The mildest physical climate profiles in the indexed set.

#	Metro	Climate score
1	Phoenix, AZ	1.3
2	San Diego, CA	1.7
3	Los Angeles, CA	2.5
4	Honolulu, HI	3.7
5	San Francisco, CA	4.1
6	Tucson, AZ	5.0
7	Las Vegas, NV	6.8
8	Sacramento, CA	7.7
9	Jacksonville, FL	8.5
10	Tampa, FL	8.8
11	Orlando, FL	9.2
12	Charleston, SC	9.4
13	Austin, TX	10.0
14	Miami, FL	10.2
15	Houston, TX	10.4

Highest estimated 9 kW session cost

State electricity price combined with the standardized climate-adjusted session model.

#	Metro	Per session
1	Honolulu, HI	$6.70
2	Portland, ME	$5.22
3	Anchorage, AK	$4.80
4	Sacramento, CA	$4.79
5	Boston, MA	$4.75
6	Buffalo, NY	$4.74
7	San Francisco, CA	$4.69
8	Los Angeles, CA	$4.69
9	San Diego, CA	$4.69
10	New York, NY	$4.55
11	Providence, RI	$4.42
12	Manchester, NH	$4.34
13	Newark, NJ	$3.89
14	Burlington, VT	$3.87
15	Washington, DC	$3.84

Most freeze-exposed metros

Months whose 1991–2020 normal minimum is below 32°F.

#	Metro	Freeze months
1	Anchorage, AK	7
2	Fargo, ND	6
3	Cheyenne, WY	6
4	Sioux Falls, SD	5
5	Minneapolis, MN	5
6	Madison, WI	5
7	Manchester, NH	5
8	Des Moines, IA	5
9	Billings, MT	5
10	Omaha, NE	5
11	Portland, ME	5
12	Grand Rapids, MI	5
13	Colorado Springs, CO	5
14	Denver, CO	5
15	Spokane, WA	5

Wettest indexed metros

NOAA/NCEI annual precipitation normal from the selected station.

#	Metro	Annual precipitation
1	New Orleans, LA	65.9 in
2	Miami, FL	57.2 in
3	Birmingham, AL	56.6 in
4	Memphis, TN	54.9 in
5	Houston, TX	54.1 in
6	Nashville, TN	53.2 in
7	Orlando, FL	51.5 in
8	Jackson, MS	51.3 in
9	Philadelphia, PA	50.7 in
10	Newark, NJ	50.4 in
11	Little Rock, AR	50.4 in
12	Wilmington, DE	50.3 in
13	New York, NY	49.5 in
14	Tampa, FL	49.5 in
15	Raleigh, NC	49.4 in

Snowiest metros with complete records

Cities with incomplete snowfall records are excluded, not assigned zero.

#	Metro	Annual snowfall
1	Buffalo, NY	95.4 in
2	Burlington, VT	87.5 in
3	Anchorage, AK	76.9 in
4	Grand Rapids, MI	74.9 in
5	Portland, ME	68.7 in
6	Cleveland, OH	63.8 in
7	Cheyenne, WY	62.9 in
8	Manchester, NH	52.8 in
9	Hartford, CT	51.7 in
10	Fargo, ND	51.4 in
11	Boston, MA	49.2 in
12	Salt Lake City, UT	49.0 in
13	Milwaukee, WI	48.7 in
14	Spokane, WA	45.4 in
15	Sioux Falls, SD	45.3 in

Largest recent temperature departures

Recent observations compared with normals matched to each observation month.

#	Metro	Departure
1	Oklahoma City, OK	+11.3°F
2	Tulsa, OK	+10.9°F
3	Columbus, OH	+10.1°F
4	Wichita, KS	+10.0°F
5	Little Rock, AR	+9.7°F
6	Kansas City, MO	+9.1°F
7	Memphis, TN	+9.0°F
8	Dallas, TX	+8.4°F
9	Louisville, KY	+7.7°F
10	Birmingham, AL	+7.3°F
11	Austin, TX	+6.6°F
12	Denver, CO	+6.5°F
13	Charlotte, NC	+6.5°F
14	Omaha, NE	+5.9°F
15	Atlanta, GA	+5.8°F

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