In terms of climate,
Fresno averages 35 days a year over 100 degrees
Bakersfield averages 38 days a year over 100 degrees
Phoenix averages 89 days a year over 10 degrees
Zoidberg is only looking at particulates, not ozone (smog). For smog the worse 10 are:
1) Los Angeles, California
2) Bakersfield, California
3) Visalia/Porterville, California
4) Houston, Texas
5) Fresno/Madera, California
6) Sacramento, California
7) Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
8) New York City/Newark, New Jersey
9) Baltimore, Maryland./Washington, DC
10) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Since Zoidberg brought up the Lung Association, as I posted in another thread, they commended Fresno for its smog reduction in the last 10 years. Bakersfield has stayed pretty consistent.
"Fresno, California, for example, experienced a remarkable decline in the number of high ozone days since its peak in 2001-2003."
Trend chart of days of unhealthy air from the American Lung Assoc.
Bakersfield
Fresno
