What part of America has the worst weather in your opinion?

[svelten]

A couple of climate types are missing here, Alaska (subarctic) and Hawaii/US Territories (tropical rainforest) that would've probably won some votes on either end of the spectrum. The US is extraordinarily diverse, almost the entire world's Koppen classifications are here.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by march2

PNW. The cool, damp, dank, cloudy, rainy, muddy climate is the most miserable in the U.S., IMO.

Actually there are areas of the PNW that are quite dry with little average precipitation. Clouds are only an issue if you have a severe Vitamin D deficiency and take no supplements. Also, most areas are an hour drive to mountain trails, snow, and skiing in the winter, unlike many areas of the US that lack anything nearby that has striking scencery.

[IowanFarmer]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

Actually there are areas of the PNW that are quite dry with little average precipitation. Clouds are only an issue if you have a severe Vitamin D deficiency and take no supplements. Also, most areas are an hour drive to mountain trails, snow, and skiing in the winter, unlike many areas of the US that lack anything nearby that has striking scencery.

Nah. People generally like sun. It's not a big deal to you, and that's great for you. This isn't universal.

[509]

Originally Posted by nightleopard654

I'd say Arizona. Between the extreme heat, lack of rain, and frequent dust-storms, it's about the last place I could live.

Yeah, but it is a dry heat and the rain falls in summer... I live in the Great Basin portion of Washington state. Technically, it is not part of the Pacific Northwest weather pattern.


Yeah, its just as hot here as in Arizona during much of the year.



I did have a concern when I bought my property in the Tucson area. I wasn't sure I could handle all the rain that Tucson gets, but fortunately most of it falls during the summer when I am back in eastern Washington.



I really hate rain. Last summer was just glorious!!! NOT a DROP of RAIN the entire summer!!!! ONE HUNDRED AND TEN DAYS straight without rain in my part of eastern Washington.



Can't do that in Tucson.



The worst weather is Alaska. Close second is west of the Cascades in Washington and Oregon. It actually ties New England for cloudy weather which is awful



Next on the list is the the humidity east of the Missouri River. Can't handle that.



Give me sun and sage any day. I can handle snow, if its sunny. I don't want to live very far away from sage.

[KathrynAragon]

I don't like dry climates - besides being rougher on skin, I get nosebleeds and go through chap stick like crazy! I want some humidity, frankly, and some storms too, the bigger the better.

I also really dislike ice and snow for months on end and I also don't like lots of gloomy overcast days. I don't mind partly cloudy though.