RANKING OF CITIES BASED ON % ANNUAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE IN DESCENDING ORDER FROM MOST TO LEAST AVERAGE POSSIBLE SUNSHINE SOURCE: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/pctpos.txt DATA THROUGH 2004 CITY, STATE ANNUAL % AVG POSSIBLE SUNSHINE NO. OF YEARS OF DATA YUMA, AZ 90% 42 REDDING, CA 88% 10 LAS VEGAS, NV 85% 47 PHOENIX, AZ 85% 101 TUCSON, AZ 85% 53 EL PASO, TX 84% 54 FRESNO, CA 79% 46 RENO, NV 79% 45 FLAGSTAFF, AZ 78% 15 SACRAMENTO, CA 78% 46 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 76% 63 KEY WEST, FL 76% 38 PUEBLO, CO 76% 61 MIDLAND-ODESSA, TX 74% 22 ROSWELL, NM 74% 7 AMARILLO, TX 73% 61 ELY, NV 73% 56 LOS ANGELES C.O., CA 73% 32 LAKE CHARLES, LA 72% 19 LUBBOCK, TX 72% 25 NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72% 24 GRAND JUNCTION, CO 71% 56 HONOLULU, HI 71% 46 JOHNSTON ISLAND, PC 71% 22 ABILENE, TX 70% 49 DODGE CITY, KS 70% 59 MIAMI, FL 70% 20 MILFORD, UT 70% 16 WAKE ISLAND, PC 70% 28 DENVER, CO 69% 46 LANDER, WY 68% 50 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 68% 42 SAN DIEGO, CA 68% 56 WINNEMUCCA, NV 68% 42 CONCORDIA, KS 67% 34 KAHULUI, HI 67% 37 NORTH PLATTE, NE 67% 50 SAN JUAN, PR 67% 47 APALACHICOLA, FL 66% 57 CHEYENNE, WY 66% 63 MACON, GA 66% 48 SALT LAKE CITY, UT 66% 64 SAN FRANCISCO C.O., CA 66% 38 TAMPA, FL 66% 50 VALENTINE, NE 65% 29 WICHITA, KS 65% 49 BOISE, ID 64% 60 COLUMBIA, SC 64% 46 MEMPHIS, TN 64% 35 POCATELLO, ID 64% 53 SHREVEPORT, LA 64% 50 TUPELO, MS 64% 13 CHARLESTON AP, SC 63% 39 HURON, SD 63% 55 JACKSONVILLE, FL 63% 50 RAPID CITY, SD 63% 55 RICHMOND, VA 63% 46 SHERIDAN, WY 63% 55 WILMINGTON, NC 63% 51 CHARLOTTE, NC 62% 48 GALVESTON, TX 62% 103 LITTLE ROCK, AR 62% 32 SAVANNAH, GA 62% 46 TULSA, OK 62% 55 CAIRO, IL 61% 45 DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX 61% 17 FORT SMITH, AR 61% 51 GREAT FALLS, MT 61% 46 JACKSON, MS 61% 33 LINCOLN, NE 61% 40 SIOUX CITY, IA 61% 55 TOPEKA, KS 61% 53 ATLANTA, GA 60% 65 AUSTIN/BERGSTROM, TX 60% 60 AUSTIN/CITY, TX 60% 58 BILLINGS, MT 60% 57 BROWNSVILLE, TX 60% 59 CAPE HATTERAS, NC 60% 33 CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 60% 60 GREENSBORO-WNSTN-SALM, NC 60% 68 GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AP, SC 60% 39 KANSAS CITY, MO 60% 23 NORFOLK, VA 60% 32 OMAHA (NORTH), NE 60% 57 PENSACOLA, FL 60% 5 SAN ANTONIO, TX 60% 53 SPRINGFIELD, MO 60% 57 WILLISTON, ND 60% 39 ASHEVILLE, NC 59% 32 BISMARCK, ND 59% 63 DES MOINES, IA 59% 50 EVANSVILLE, IN 59% 56 FORT WAYNE, IN 59% 52 HELENA, MT 59% 55 HOUSTON, TX 59% 27 LYNCHBURG, VA 59% 52 BIRMINGHAM AP, AL 58% 34 BOSTON, MA 58% 61 HARRISBURG, PA 58% 62 LIHUE, HI 58% 51 MAJURO, MARSHALL IS, PC 58% 42 MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL, MN 58% 58 MONTGOMERY, AL 58% 45 NEW YORK C.PARK, NY 58% 109 PADUCAH KY 58% 18 PORT ARTHUR, TX 58% 26 PROVIDENCE, RI 58% 42 RALEIGH, NC 58% 42 SPRINGFIELD, IL 58% 48 BALTIMORE, MD 57% 40 BIRMINGHAM C.O., AL 57% 10 CHATTANOOGA, TN 57% 65 FARGO, ND 57% 54 MIDDLETOWN/HARRISBURG AP, PA 57% 62 NEW ORLEANS, LA 57% 22 PORTLAND, ME 57% 55 ST. LOUIS, MO 57% 37 ATLANTIC CITY AP, NJ 56% 36 COLUMBIA, MO 56% 27 HARTFORD, CT 56% 42 KNOXVILLE, TN 56% 57 LOUISVILLE, KY 56% 48 NASHVILLE, TN 56% 54 PEORIA, IL 56% 52 PHILADELPHIA, PA 56% 60 WASHINGTON NAT'L AP, D.C. 56% 50 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 55% 53 MISSOULA, MT 55% 57 MOLINE, IL 55% 53 YAP, MICRONESIA., PC 55% 43 CHICAGO, IL 54% 16 CONCORD, NH 54% 58 GREEN BAY, WI 54% 53 MADISON, WI 54% 50 MILWAUKEE, WI 54% 55 SPOKANE, WA 54% 48 ALBANY, NY 53% 61 ALLENTOWN, PA 53% 12 DAYTON, OH 53% 53 DETROIT, MI 53% 31 BLUE HILL, MA 52% 112 DULUTH, MN 52% 48 TOLEDO, OH 52% 41 AVOCA, PA 51% 41 EUREKA, CA. 51% 84 KOROR, PC 51% 42 LANSING, MI 51% 42 ROCHESTER, NY 51% 57 COLUMBUS, OH 50% 45 GREATER CINCINNATI AP, KY 50% 13 MARQUETTE, MI 50% 21 BINGHAMTON, NY 49% 51 BURLINGTON, VT 49% 59 CLEVELAND, OH 49% 59 ALPENA, MI 48% 37 BUFFALO, NY 48% 59 PORTLAND, OR 48% 46 CHUUK, MICORNESIA., PC 47% 42 SAULT STE. MARIE, MI 47% 55 SEATTLE SEA-TAC AP, WA 47% 30 GRAND RAPIDS, MI 46% 36 GUAM, PC 46% 39 SYRACUSE, NY 46% 53 PITTSBURGH, PA 45% 49 SEATTLE C.O., WA 43% 31 NOME, AK 42% 40 PAGO PAGO, AMER SAMOA, PC 42% 34 ANCHORAGE, AK 41% 40 HILO, HI 41% 52 POHNPEI, MICRONESIA, PC 41% 44 ELKINS, WV 40% 11 MT. WASHINGTON, NH 33% 64 QUILLAYUTE, WA 33% 30 JUNEAU, AK 30% 33