I couldn't find where these numbers originated, but:
Top 10 cities with
Least weather variety
Based on temperature variation, precipitation, wind, severe weather
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1. San Francisco, California
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2.San Diego, California
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3.Los Angeles, California
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4.Santa Barbara, California
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5.Eureka, California
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6.Long Beach, California
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7.Honolulu, Hawaii
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8.Santa Maria, California
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9.San Luis Obispo, California
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10.Kahului, Hawaii
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Top 10 hail prone cities
Based on frequency and severity of hail
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1.Tulsa, Oklahoma
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2.Amarillo, Texas
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3.Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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4.Wichita, Kansas
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5.Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
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7.Denver, Colorado
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8.Colorado Springs, Colorado
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10.Kansas City, Missouri/Kansas
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Top 10 Tropical storm / Hurricane prone cities
Average # of years with no storm. Totals based on data from 1871- 2007, hitting within 60 miles of the city
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1. Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
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2.49
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2.Delray Beach, Florida
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2.54
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3.Hollywood, Florida
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2.58
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4.Deerfield Beach, Florida
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2.58
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5.Boca Raton, Florida
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2.58
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6.Florida City, Florida
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2.63
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7.Grand Isle, Louisiana
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2.63
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8.Ft. Pierce, Florida
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2.69
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9.Miami, Florida
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2.69
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10.Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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2.69
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Top 10 Tornado states
Avgnumber of tornadoes per 10,000 square
Miles, occurring from 1953-2004
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1.Florida
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9.4
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2.Oklahoma
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8.2
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3.Kansas
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6.7
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4.Iowa
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6.6
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5.Illinois
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6.2
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6.Indiana
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6.1
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7.Mississippi
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5.7
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8.Maryland
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5.7
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9.Louisiana
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5.6
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10.Texas
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5.2
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Top 10 Thunderstorm
Cities
Avg annual number of thunderstorms
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1.Fort Myers, Florida
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89
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2.Tampa, Florida
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87
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3. Tallahassee, Florida
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83
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4.Gainesville, Florida
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81
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5.Orlando, Florida
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80
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6.Mobile, Alabama
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79
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7.W. Palm Beach, Florida
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79
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8.Lake Charles, Louisiana
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76
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9.Daytona Beach, Florida
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75
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10.Vero Beach, Florida
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75
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Top 10 Tornado prone cities
Ranked by tornadoes per 1,000 miles
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1.Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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2.Tulsa, Oklahoma
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3.Dallas - Ft. Worth, Texas
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4.Wichita, Kansas
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5.Springfield, Missouri
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6.Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri
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7.Ft. Smith, Arkansas
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8.Little Rock, Arkansas
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9.Jackson, Mississippi
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10.Birmingham, Alabama
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Top 10 Earthquake prone states
# of earthquakes in the last 30 years
Centered in the state
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1.Alaska
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2.California
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3.Hawaii
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4.Nevada
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5.Washington
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6.Idaho
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7.Wyoming
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8.Montana
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9.Utah
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10.Oregon
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10 all-time hottest
Temperatures
Obtained from state temperature
Records, NCDC
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1.Death Valley, California
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134
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2.Lake Havasu, Arizona
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128
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3.Laughlin, Nevada
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125
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4.Lakewood, New Mexico
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122
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5.Alton, Kansas
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121
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6.Steele, North Dakota
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121
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7.Ozark, Arkansas
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120
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8.Tipton, Oklahoma
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120
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