The hottest cities in America

Ranked by days a year reaching 95°F, 30-year average. Cathedral City, CA, leads with 154.2.

1. 1Cathedral CityCA154.2
2. 2IndioCA154.2
3. 3Palm DesertCA154.2

Figures come from each place’s page and share its sources and rules; see the methodology. City lists include places of 50,000 people or more, measured at the station named for each city.

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