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Old 05-21-2012, 09:17 AM
 
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Which U.S. cities have the smallest and biggest diurnal ranges?

CITIES WITH SMALL DIURNAL RANGES

KEY WEST

Average Weather for Key West, FL - Temperature and Precipitation

MIAMI/MIAMI BEACH

Average Weather for Miami, FL - Temperature and Precipitation

CITIES WITH LARGE DIURNAL RANGES

DENVER

Average Weather for Denver, CO - Temperature and Precipitation

PHOENIX

Average Weather for Phoenix, AZ - Temperature and Precipitation
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Old 05-21-2012, 09:24 AM
 
Location: Laurentia
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Lake Tahoe gets big daily ranges year-round, including a 40F average range in summer. Galveston is one place I think of with low daily ranges. San Diego also has a low range in summertime.

Neither Denver nor Phoenix impress me with their daily ranges, though they are on the high side for the U.S. Phoenix's biggest ranges occur in "spring" (May is 92/60F). Denver maintains a 30F or so range year-round. Phoenix reaches about 30F range at its peak then it contracts in the rest of the year. I'm much more impressed by low ranges than high ranges - even a 15F range year-round is enough for me to classify it as "really low".
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Old 05-21-2012, 09:49 AM
 
Location: Mid Atlantic USA
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Which U.S. cities have the smallest and biggest diurnal ranges?

CITIES WITH SMALL DIURNAL RANGES

KEY WEST

Average Weather for Key West, FL - Temperature and Precipitation

MIAMI/MIAMI BEACH

Average Weather for Miami, FL - Temperature and Precipitation

CITIES WITH LARGE DIURNAL RANGES

DENVER

Average Weather for Denver, CO - Temperature and Precipitation

PHOENIX

Average Weather for Phoenix, AZ - Temperature and Precipitation

What about San Diego?
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Old 05-22-2012, 06:42 PM
 
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My vote for US city with biggest diurnal range is,

Reno, Nevada
elevation 4,505ft population: 225,000
NOAA 1981-2010 Normals
AVG HI LO
JAN 46 23
FEB 51 27
MAR 58 31
APR 64 36
MAY 74 43
JUN 83 50
JUL 92 56
AUG 91 54
SEP 82 46
OCT 69 37
NOV 55 29
DEC 46 23

Reno really cools down at nite
Even in summer you might need a jacket

My vote for "small" diurnal range would be....Key West, Florida

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Old 05-22-2012, 07:35 PM
 
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Seneca, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I know it isn't really a city but it's worth mentioning.
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Old 05-22-2012, 09:20 PM
 
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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Couple of cities with large diurnal ranges:

Flagstaff, Arizona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Elko, Nevada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 05-22-2012, 09:37 PM
 
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Boise City, Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

31 degrees difference in January. Compare that to Lhasa in the same month that has 29 degrees difference.
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Old 05-22-2012, 09:45 PM
 
Location: Broward County, FL
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Might be the larger summer diurnal ranges:

HAYFORK RANGER STN, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary

about 120 miles to the west:

EUREKA WSO CITY, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary

one of the smaller diurnal ranges in the country
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Old 05-23-2012, 08:38 AM
 
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Might be the larger summer diurnal ranges:

HAYFORK RANGER STN, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary
93/45F is quite impressive. That's approaching a 50F daily range .
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