America's wildest weather cities

[ski diva]

According to Forbes.com:

Most lightning: Orlando, FL
Rainiest city: Hilo, HI (277 days of rain)
Driest city: Yuma, AZ (17 days of rain)
Snowiest city: Blue Canyon, CA (240 inches of snow)
Most humid city: Quillayute, WA (average humidity, 85%)
Windiest City: Milton, MA (average wind speed, 15.4 mph)
Coldest City: International Falls, MN (average daily temp, year round: 36.4°F)
Hottest City: Key West, FL (average daily temp, year round: 77.7°F)
Most Variation: Springfield, MO (biggest variations in temperature, precipitation, wind)
Least variation: San Francisco Bay area (least variation in temperature, precipitation, wind)

 

[Native Vail Gal]

Denver's gotta be up there! Could be sunny in the morning and a blizzard in the afternoon!

Key to traveling to Colorado? Layers!

 

[persee]

I think that windiest title on Milton is slightly skewed. They're basing it on the recordings from the Blue Hill Observatory on the top of the Blue Hills - not all that close the city to be honest.