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by caseyohara 417 days ago
Agreed. It doesn't seem right that San Francisco (famously foggy) is ranked less dreary than Denver (famously sunny 300 days a year* and quite arid).

*"300 days of sunshine per year" is frequently cited, even on the official Visit Denver website (https://www.denver.org/meetings/denver-info/weather/). Having lived in Denver for the last ~15 years, it is very sunny, but "300 days a year" stretches the truth just a bit.

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I also live in a "300 days of sunshine" place - Bend, Oregon - where people have examined the number and found it to be a complete fabrication.

It seems that 100 or so years ago, promoters decided that was the magic number to attract people.