This California City Has the Best Weather in the US

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After about three weeks of heat wave engulfing much of the United States, this week is set to be wet and soggy in many parts of the country, while extreme heat will continue to stifle other parts.

The National Weather Service is forecasting rain and thunderstorms from Nevada south to New Mexico and Arizona, as well as the entire southern and eastern U.S. and parts of the Midwest. In some of these parts -- including New Mexico, Texas, and East Coast states from South Carolina to Pennsylvania -- there will be heavy rain that could result in flash floods. Meanwhile, the heat wave is forecast to continue in the West and Pacific Northwest, with increased fire risk in some areas. Already large fires are raging in Riverside County, California.

With extreme weather seeming to be increasingly affecting us, it is hard to consider averages and normals any longer. But of course, some areas do tend to be warmer and some hotter, while others tend to be cooler and some flat out cold. If we look at averages from observed data as far back as there are records and at climatological normals during the past 30 years, we can get a sense of the climate in certain cities -- before any extreme weather phenomena and global warming effects.

To determine the city with the best weather, 24/7 Wall St. used Comparative Climatic Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create an index based on 11 measures such as average temperatures, precipitation, cloud cover, wind, humidity, and more. Since many people prefer warm temperatures and relatively clear skies with some, but not too much, rain (enough for a more verdant environment but not too much that it impedes activities), we aimed to rank cities based on these features -- and used the most preferred conditions as ideals.

For example, 72 degrees Fahrenheit was our ideal temperature and we penalized cities that deviated too far from this temperature one way or another. Similarly, 40 inches of rain and 40% humidity were determined as ideals, and cities were penalized if they deviated too much from those points. When averaging all the weather conditions considered, these are the cities with the best weather. For more on the methodology see: The US Cities With the Absolute Best Weather, According to Data .

Why this matters

Weather can be a major factor in determining where people move to as it can have considerable influence as to how much we enjoy living in a certain place. The 10 cities on the list tend to have few rainy days, few days of freezing temperatures, and few cloudy days.

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