U.S. Cities with the Worst Weather
Every city has the occasional thunderstorm, but these cities have more than their fair share of inclement weather.
Every city seems to claim the worst weather. “It’s so unpredictable!” people say, or “If only we had weather like that city over there! Then We’d be happy.” Everybody seems to think their city has it the worst, that Mother Nature has a vendetta for their town and will stop at nothing to make their life miserable.
The fact is, this just isn’t true. Weather is weather, and it’s unpredictable, uncontrollable, and uncomfortable everywhere you go. Everywhere s going to have its own up days and down days. That’s just a fact of life, along with death and taxes. You can’t avoid bad weather.
While every city is going to have its fair share of dreary days, there are a select few that have significantly more rainy days than the average. These cities are a little worse off than most. They seem to repel good weather. The website WalletHub sat down and compiled a list of the cities with the worst weather in the States. Not cities with tornados and hurricanes, but normal, bad weather. They looked at things like rain and snow days, temperature, humidity, and sunshine. They’ve put together a definitive list of the worst weather cities in the states. These are those cities.
Stats taken from the Weather Channel, Wallet Hub, and the NOAA National Climatic Data Center.
Boston, Massachusetts
While the average highs in Boston are quite pleasant during the summer, winter can be bitterly cold. You may remember the record amount of snowfall the city received in 2015.
The city had so much snow that year that the Tide Street snow pile reached a height of 75 feet and didn't melt until mid-July. The economic impact of all that snow came out to $1 billion in lost profits and wages for the whole state.
Bostonians seem to get the worst of both worlds when it comes to weather. In the summer, you can expect hot, humid, and uncomfortable days. However, that all changes when winter rolls around—that's when the brutal cold and massive amounts of snow begin.
All in all, Boston is anything but a temperate paradise.