Waves of heat have entrapped nearly all parts of the U.S. at some point this summer. In some areas, especially those in the aptly named Sun Belt, the heat has wreaked havoc on crops, caused a decline in tourism, and led to busted water pipes. Triple-digit temperatures have even sparked a rise in air-conditioner thefts.
The Daily Beast previously catalogued which metro areas have experienced the most unprecedented heat this summer—those cities that have been hotter than normal. But for residents of Phoenix and Las Vegas, which didn’t even rank, severe summer heat is nothing new. So in honor of the remaining weeks of summer, The Daily Beast decided to recognize the cities that have survived the most consistently scorching days of anywhere in America.
To compile the list, The Daily Beast combed weather history for the nation’s 100 largest cities. Each locale was ranked based on the average monthly overall temperature and high temperature and the monthly maximum high temperature for June, July, and August (data through August 12, 2011), according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service.
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Avg. June Temp.: 90.8
Avg. June High Temp.: 104.3
High in June: 115
Avg. July Temp.: 95.2
Avg. July High Temp.: 106.9
High in July: 118
Avg. August Temp.: 96.5
Avg. August High Temp.: 106.8
High in August: 113
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Avg. June Temp.: 91.8
Avg. June High Temp.: 105.9
High in June: 113
Avg. July Temp.: 91.3
Avg. July High Temp.: 104.1
High in July: 107
Avg. August Temp.: 93.9
Avg. August High Temp.: 106.7
High in August: 108
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Avg. June Temp.: 85.4
Avg. June High Temp.: 97.4
High in June: 110
Avg. July Temp.: 91.6
Avg. July High Temp.: 102.5
High in July: 111
Avg. August Temp.: 92.6
Avg. August High Temp.: 105
High in August: 107
Avg. June Temp.: 87.6
Avg. June High Temp.: 97.9
High in June: 103
Avg. July Temp.: 91.4
Avg. July High Temp.: 101.7
High in July: 106
Avg. August Temp.: 94.8
Avg. August High Temp.: 105.7
High in August: 110
Avg. June Temp.: 84.4
Avg. June High Temp.: 95.6
High in June: 106
Avg. July Temp.: 90.9
Avg. July High Temp.: 103
High in July: 107
Avg. August Temp.: 89.9
Avg. August High Temp.: 102.8
High in August: 113
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Avg. June Temp.: 84.1
Avg. June High Temp.: 97.2
High in June: 104
Avg. July Temp.: 89.2
Avg. July High Temp.: 102.5
High in July: 110
Avg. August Temp.: 89.7
Avg. August High Temp.: 103
High in August: 110
Avg. June Temp.: 86.1
Avg. June High Temp.: 103
High in June: 112
Avg. July Temp.: 88.1
Avg. July High Temp.: 100.4
High in July: 111
Avg. August Temp.: 87.9
Avg. August High Temp.: 98.5
High in August: 106
Avg. June Temp.: 81.4
Avg. June High Temp.: 94.5
High in June: 105
Avg. July Temp.: 89.3
Avg. July High Temp.: 102.5
High in July: 111
Avg. August Temp.: 85
Avg. August High Temp.: 97.6
High in August: 111
Avg. June Temp.: 87.1
Avg. June High Temp.: 99.9
High in June: 106
Avg. July Temp.: 87.9
Avg. July High Temp.: 98.7
High in July: 101
Avg. August Temp.: 90.5
Avg. August High Temp.: 102
High in August: 103
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Avg. June Temp.: 85.9
Avg. June High Temp.: 100.8
High in June: 112
Avg. July Temp.: 86
Avg. July High Temp.: 99.2
High in July: 103
Avg. August Temp.: 86.8
Avg. August High Temp.: 100.8
High in August: 104
Avg. June Temp.: 86.2
Avg. June High Temp.: 97.6
High in June: 104
Avg. July Temp.: 87.9
Avg. July High Temp.: 98.7
High in July: 101
Avg. August Temp.: 90.5
Avg. August High Temp.: 102
High in August: 103
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Avg. June Temp.: 86.7
Avg. June High Temp.: 101.4
High in June: 108
Avg. July Temp.: 86.2
Avg. July High Temp.: 98.1
High in July: 103
Avg. August Temp.: 88.5
Avg. August High Temp.: 100.2
High in August: 104
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Avg. June Temp.: 85.9
Avg. June High Temp.: 95.8
High in June: 102
Avg. July Temp.: 86.5
Avg. July High Temp.: 95.5
High in July: 99
Avg. August Temp.: 89.1
Avg. August High Temp.: 99.2
High in August: 101
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Avg. June Temp.: 83.8
Avg. June High Temp.: 94.4
High in June: 98
Avg. July Temp.: 85.8
Avg. July High Temp.: 96.5
High in July: 99
Avg. August Temp.: 88.2
Avg. August High Temp.: 98.6
High in August: 100
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Avg. June Temp.: 83.7
Avg. June High Temp.: 93.3
High in June: 99
Avg. July Temp.: 86
Avg. July High Temp.: 94.9
High in July: 99
Avg. August Temp.: 87
Avg. August High Temp.: 96.1
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Avg. June Temp.: 76.1
Avg. June High Temp.: 90
High in June: 107
Avg. July Temp.: 83.7
Avg. July High Temp.: 97.7
High in July: 106
Avg. August Temp.: 82.8
Avg. August High Temp.: 98.3
High in August: 102
Avg. June Temp.: 74.9
Avg. June High Temp.: 88.4
High in June: 107
Avg. July Temp.: 82
Avg. July High Temp.: 96.9
High in July: 106
Avg. August Temp.: 81.6
Avg. August High Temp.: 97.9
High in August: 102
Avg. June Temp.: 85
Avg. June High Temp.: 94.1
High in June: 100
Avg. July Temp.: 84.2
Avg. July High Temp.: 91.7
High in July: 100
Avg. August Temp.: 87.5
Avg. August High Temp.: 95.5
High in August: 97
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Avg. June Temp.: 83.9
Avg. June High Temp.: 94.9
High in June.: 103
Avg. July Temp.: 83.7
Avg. July High Temp.: 92.4
High in July: 98
Avg. August Temp.: 87
Avg. August High Temp.: 95.8
High in August: 97
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Avg. June Temp.: 80.4
Avg. June High Temp.: 92.3
High in June: 99
Avg. July Temp.: 83.7
Avg. July High Temp.: 95.3
High in July: 104
Avg. August Temp.: 83
Avg. August High Temp.: 93.2
High in August: 98
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