90% of sunshine/year = 328.5 days/year
Yuma, Arizona claims to have the most days of sunshine per year compared to other Southwest towns.
Yuma, Arizona is known for claiming to have the most days of sunshine in a year of any city in the United States.
Inyokern, California, which receives over 355 days of sunshine per year due to the strong rain shadow effect of the eastern sierras.
Statistics show that Yuma, in Arizona, has this reputation, with 350 days of sunshine
On average, Yuma, Arizona experiences sunny weather around 90% of the year. This means that a majority of days in Yuma are likely to be sunny.
That city is Yuma.
The sunniest place in the world is Yuma in Arizona (USA). On average, it experiences 4,055 hours of sunshine each year, out of a possible 4,456 hours.
Yuma, Arizona
According to the Western Regional Climate Center, Sexton Summit has the greatest number of clear days per year, followed by Burns and Medford. See http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/westcomp.clr.html#OREGON for more information.
Yuma, Arizona is the sunniest place in the United States. Redding California is the second sunniest city.
Yuma, AZ, according to NOAA, followed by Redding, CA, Las Vegas, NV, Phoenix, AZ, Tucson, AZ, and El Paso, TX. All have more than 80% sunny days per year, and all except Redding are in the desert southwest.
Popular belief is Florida (the sunshine state), however, that is merely the "popular" belief perpetuated by license plates and the Florida visitors bureau. The actual meteorological data shows that 5 U.S. states actually have a greater claim on that title than Florida. The top state, and it makes sense when you think about it, is Arizona. Next, are California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas, in that order. These stats are from the national weather service and were reported in USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2004-06-21-fla-sunshine_x.htm As stated in the USA Today article, Florida has more days where between 20% and 70% of the sun is blocked by clouds than anywhere else in the United States. See what marketing can do for you.