Phoenix Reclaims Title As Sweatiest City
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The summer sun might be a breath of fresh air compared to the rain or snow of months past, but Old Spice reminds us again this year that some cities are downright sweaty in the summertime.


The company released its Top 100 Sweatiest Cities List this week, ranking Phoenix as the the nation's top perspiration producer for the second time in four years.

Phoenix turned up the heat to jump to the top of the list after dropping to just No. 3 last year, living up to its nickname "Valley of the Sun." The city also took top honors in 2003.

Cities in Texas and Florida continued to dominate the top 10 while, for the first time, a city in Nevada cracked the top 5 with Las Vegas ranking No. 2. The least sweatiest cities include Green Bay, Wis., Colorado Springs, Colo., and San Francisco.

The rankings are based on the average U.S. male/female height/weight and the average high temperature for 2004 in each of the cities during June, July and August. The sweat level was analyzed based on the assumption that an individual was walking for one hour.

Living in what now ranks as one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation, the average Phoenix resident produced .76 liters of sweat per hour during a typical summer day in 2004 -- more than two 12-ounce glasses of lemonade. In a two-hour period, residents of Phoenix collectively produced more than enough sweat to equal a 12-ounce glass of lemonade for everyone in the state of Arizona, according to a news release.

In recognition of the dubious award, Old Spice will be delivering a year's supply of Old Spice Red Zone antiperspirant to Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon.

"Weather patterns are constantly changing, and this of course has a tremendous effect on where cities fall in the Sweatiest Cities ranking," said Dr. Paul Ruscher, associate professor and associate chair of meteorology at Florida State University. "While cities like Phoenix have consistently remained one of the top 10 sweatiest cities, cities like San Francisco, which ranked No. 68 last year, fell to the bottom of our list at No. 100 -- claiming the title 'Least Sweaty City.'"


OLD SPICE SWEATIEST CITIES
2005 2004 2003 2002*
1. Phoenix 1. El Paso, Texas 1. Phoenix 1. San Antonio
2. Las Vegas 2. Greenville, S.C. 2. Houston 2. Dallas/Fort Worth
3. Tucson, Ariz. 3. Phoenix 3. Miami 3. New Orleans
4. Miami 4. Corpus Christi, Texas 4. San Antonio 4. Houston
5. Corpus Christi, Texas 5. New Orleans 5. Fort Myers, Fla. 5. West Palm Beach, Fla.
6. West Palm Beach, Fla. 6. Houston 6. West Palm Beach, Fla. 6. Orlando, Fla.
7. Houston 7. Miami 7. Tampa, Fla. 7. Memphis, Tenn.
8. Tampa, Fla. 8. West Palm Beach, Fla. 8. Waco, Texas 8. Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla.
9. Orlando, Fla. 9. Fort Myers, Fla. 9. Austin, Texas 9. Phoenix
10. Fort Myers, Fla. 10. Las Vegas 10. New Orleans 10. Miami/Fort Lauderdale
11. San Antonio, Texas 11. Waco, Texas 11. Dallas 11. Oklahoma City
12. Honolulu 12. Tampa, Fla. 12. Las Vegas 12. Birmingham, Ala.
13. Dallas 13. Dallas 13. Orlando, Fla. 13. Atlanta
14. Montgomery, Ala. 14. Orlando, Fla. 14. Shreveport, La. 14. Nashville, Tenn.
15. New Orleans 15. San Antonio 15. Savannah, Ga. 15. St. Louis
16. Mobile, Ala. 16. Mobile, Ala. 16. Tulsa, Okl. 16. Charlotte, N.C.
17. Baton Rouge, La. 17. Savannah, Ga. 17. Memphis, Tenn. 17. Raleigh/Durham, N.C.
18. Waco, Texas 18. Austin, Texas 18. Baton Rouge, La. 18. Kansas City, Mo.
19. Jacksonville, Fla. 19. Shreveport, La. 19. Charleston, W.Va. 19. Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C.
20. El Paso, Texas 20. Tulsa, Okl. 20. Mobile, Ala. 20. Washington, D.C.
21. Austin, Texas 21. Charleston, W. Va. 21. Jacksonville, Fla. 21. Sacramento, Calif.
22. Charleston, W.V. 22. Honolulu 22. Jackson, Miss. 22. Norfolk/Portsmouth, Va.
23. Fresno, Calif. 23. Jacksonville, Fla. 23. Honolulu 23. Greensboro/High Point, N.C.
24. Savannah, Ga. 24. Tucson, Ariz. 24. Tucson, Ariz. 24. Albuquerque/Santa Fe, N.M.
25. Shreveport, La. 25. Jackson, Miss. 25. Little Rock, Ark. 25. Hilo, Hawaii
26. Columbia, S.C. 26. Montgomery, Ala. 26. Wichita, Kan. 26. Baltimore
27. Memphis, Tenn. 27. Little Rock, Ark. 27. St. Louis 27. Cincinnati
28. Jackson, Miss. 28. Oklahoma City 28. El Paso, Texas 28. Philadelphia (tie)
28. Pittsburgh (tie)
29. Little Rock, Ark. 29. Columbia, S.C. 29. Paducah, Ky. 29. Harrisburg/Lancaster, Pa.
30. Birmingham, Ala. 30. Memphis, Tenn. 30. Louisville, Ky. 30. New York
31. Atlanta 31. Wichita, Kan. 31. Huntsville, Ala. 31. Salt Lake City
32. Tulsa, Okl. 32. Fresno, Calif. 32. Chattanooga, Tenn. 32. Columbus, Ohio
33. Oklahoma City 33. Norfolk, Va. 33. Columbia, S.C. 33. Hartford/New Haven, Conn.
34. Raleigh, N.C. 34. Birmingham, Ala. 34. Birmingham, Ala. 34. Chicago
35. Norfolk, Va. 35. Kansas City, Mo. 35. Norfolk, Va. 35. Denver
36. Chattanooga, Tenn. 36. St. Louis 36. Oklahoma City 36. Fresno/Visalia, Calif.
37. Richmond, Va. 37. Atlanta, Ga. 37. Nashville, Tenn. 37. Minneapolis/St. Paul.
38. Greenville, S.C. 38. Huntsville, Ala. 38. Evansville, Ind. 38. Indianapolis
39. Louisville, Ky. 39. Anchorage, Ala. 39. Atlanta 39. Detroit
40. Washington, D.C. 40. Raleigh, N.C. 40. Kansas City, Mo. 40. Grand Rapids, Mich.
41. Greensboro, N.C. 41. Albuquerque, N.M. 41. Washington, D.C. 41. Cleveland
42. Albuquerque, N.M. 42. Chattanooga, Tenn. 42. Raleigh, N.C. 42. Providence, R.I.
43. Charlotte, N.C. 43. Nashville, Tenn. 43. Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C. 43. Boston
44. Nashville, Tenn. 44. Springfield, Mo. 44. Fresno, Calif. 44. Portland, Ore.
45. Huntsville, Ala. 45. Salt Lake City 45. Richmond, Va. 45. Buffalo, N.Y.
46. Virginia Beach, Va. 46. Sacramento, Calif. 46. Albuquerque, N.M. 46. Milwaukee
47. Wichita, Kan. 47. Philadelphia 47. Charlotte, N.C. 47. Los Angeles
48. St. Louis 48. Washington, D.C. 48. Knoxville, Tenn. 48. San Diego
49. Sacramento, Calif. 49. Virginia Beach, Va. 49. Omaha, Neb. 49. Seattle
50. Knoxville, Tenn. 50. Omaha, Neb. 50. Philadelphia 50. San Francisco
51. Salt Lake City 51. Louisville, Ky. 51. Columbus, Ohio 51. Barrow, Alaska
52. Philadelphia 52. Des Moines, Iowa 52. Harrisburg, Pa.
53. Roanoke, Va. 53. Colorado Springs, Colo. 53. Lexington, Ky.
54. Evansville, Ind. 54. Charlotte, N.C. 54. Greensboro, N.C. (tie)
54. Springfield, Mo. (tie)
55. Baltimore 55. Denver 55. Baltimore
56. Omaha, Neb. 56. Spokane, Wash. 56. Indianapolis
57. Springfield, Mo. 57. Knoxville, Tenn. 57. Roanoke, Va.
58. Kansas City, Mo. 58. Minneapolis 58. Salt Lake City
59. New York 59. Portland, Ore. 59. Cincinnati
60. Lexington, Ky. 60. Greensboro, N.C. 60. Springfield, Ill.
61. Cincinnati 61. Seattle 61. Davenport, Iowa
62. Los Angeles 62. Evansville, Ind. 62. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
63. Columbus, Ohio 63. New York, N.Y. 63. Dayton, Ohio
64. Asheville, N.C. 64. Richmond, Va. (tie) 64. Des Moines, Iowa
65. Indianapolis 64. Roanoke, Va. (tie) 65. New York
66. Moline, Ill. 66. Baltimore (tie) 66. South Bend, Ind.
67. Sioux Falls, S.D. 66. Baton Rouge, La. (tie) 67. Toledo, Ohio
68. Spokane, Wash. 68. San Francisco 68. Moline, Ill.
69. San Diego 69. Chicago 69. Bristol, Tenn.
70. Toledo, Ohio 70. Lexington, Ky. 70. Altoona, Pa.
71. Hartford, Conn. 71. Springfield, Ill. 71. Denver
72. Dayton, Ohio 72. Indianapolis 72. Sacramento, Calif.
73. Des Moines, Iowa 73. Burlington, Vt. 73. Chicago
74. Boston 74. Albany, N.Y. 74. Pittsburgh
75. Providence, R.I. 75. Milwaukee, Wis. 75. Detroit
76. Portland, Ore. 76. Detroit 76. Cleveland
77. Pittsburgh 77. Madison, Wis. 77. Asheville, N.C.
78. Detroit 78. Hartford, Conn. 78. Minneapolis
79. Springfield, Ill. 79. Columbus, Ohio 79. Providence, R.I.
80. Albany, N.Y. 80. Cleveland (tie) 80. Boston
81. Cleveland 80. South Bend, Ind. (tie) 81. Hartford, Conn.
82. Fort Wayne, Ind. 82. Toledo, Ohio 82. Milwaukee
83. Chicago 83. Syracuse, N.Y. 83. Grand Rapids, Mich.
84. Minneapolis 84. Grand Rapids, Mich. 84. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pa.
85. Grand Rapids, Mich. 85. Providence, R.I. 85. Flint, Mich.
86. Denver 86. Dayton, Ohio 86. Colorado Springs, Colo. (tie)
86. Syracuse, N.Y. (tie)
87. Syracuse, N.Y. 87. Boston 87. Rochester, N.Y.
88. South Bend, Ind. 88. Flint, Mich. 88. Youngstown, Ohio
89. Madison, Wis. 89. Cincinnati 89. Madison, Wis.
90. Flint, Mich. 90. Pittsburgh 90. Buffalo, N.Y.
91. Buffalo, N.Y. 91. Asheville, N.C. 91. Albany, N.Y.
92. Burlington, Vt. 92. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 92. Green Bay, Wis.
93. Youngstown, Ohio 93. Portland, Maine 93. Burlington, Vt.
94. Milwaukee, Wis. 94. Los Angeles 94. Los Angeles
95. Seattle 95. Rochester, N.Y. 95. Portland, Ore.
96. Rochester, N.Y. 96. Buffalo, N.Y. 96. San Diego
97. Portland, Maine 97. Fort Wayne, Ind. 97. Portland, Maine
98. Green Bay, Wis. 98. Green Bay, Wis. 98. Spokane, Wash.
99. Colorado Springs, Colo. 99. San Diego 99. Seattle
100. San Francisco 100. Youngstown, Ohio 100. San Francisco
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houston is ridiculous. today was just stupid.

I'm sure this was very scientific.

Not many cities in the south have even discovered deodorant... yet no southern city makes it into the top 12?


highly suspicious.

is texas not a southern state???

eh, i think of texas as more western... besides, texas doesn't really have a reputation for being the kind of dumb that people in say... louisiana do. No... texans are a special kind of dumb.

what about greenville, south carolina at #2?

Hey buddy, where do YOU live?

Ahh... but that was last year.

And anyway, I live in NC now... and even though it is, I prefer to think of the area directly south of me as not being "southern." leave me in my ignorant bliss.

but if you wanna get technical... Memphis was #7 in 2002.

miami isn't in the south???

Obviously Miami is in the south.... but Miami and bumfuck, louisiana are two very, very different places.

I think you're missing the point of my bad joke.

i just don't think it was funny, sorry.

You're breaking my heart, dude.


Really.

sorry again

Oh, you don't have to apologize again. I know the other 95% of RM who didn't find my joke funny won't. it's ok.

This "study" obviously doesn't factor in humidity very well. I'd rather spend a day in Phoenix with 105 degree temps and 30% humidity, than a day in Michigan with 85 degrees and 90% humidity. There's soooo much truth in the "But it's a dry heat" saying.

what about houston at 95 with 90% humidity?

woohoo!! i'm going to ASU next spring....can wait to sweat...

but, weird enough, i don't mind the heat there...it's dry, not gross and humid like LA's.

i'm actually surprised seattle made it...go #95!!!

cant believe ny is so low.There are many,many sweaty people.

Dead right. I grew up in AZ, and I didn't mind summer at all until I spent one in NY. Sure, it gets up to 115 here, but that's not as bad as 95 with 100% humidity.

I find it hard to believe that people in Phoenix sweat more than people in the South. If they're studying people who have been outdoors for more than half an hour, I would definately give the nod to Phoenix, but most people don't stay out that long.

That's exactly what I was thinking. I guess the water from the air that sticks to your body doesn't count.