Cook Out Capitals
San Diego is 2010’s #1 ‘Cookout Capital’
Winston-Salem, NC – Blue Rhino, the leading brand of propane tank exchange, kicks off the 2010 grilling season by announcing its annual Top 100 ‘Cookout Capitals’ list, representing the most ideal grilling locations based on previous weather trends. The 2010 list includes 35 new-comers. San Diego, California gets the nod as the top Cookout Capital, jumping from third place last year to first place this year.
Here's the Top 100:
- San Diego, CA (3)
- Santa Barbara, CA
- San Francisco, CA (2)
- Los Angeles, CA (1)
- Eugene, OR (6)
- Salem, OR
- Olympia, WA
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA (11)
- Portland, OR (13)
- Spokane, WA (7)
- Sacramento, CA (5)
- Reno, NV (9)
- Stockton, CA
- Medford, OR
- Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
- Boise, ID
- Bridgeport, CT (35)
- Grand Rapids, MI (27)
- Bakersfield, CA
- Flint, MI
- Erie, PA
- Milwaukee, WI (23)
- Lansing, MI (17)
- Green Bay, WI (21)
- Atlantic City, NJ
- Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY (82)
- Providence, RI (26)
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN
- Portland, ME (33)
- Detroit, MI (15)
- Madison, WI (25)
- St. Cloud, MN
- Worcester, MA
- Peoria, IL (41)
- Boston, MA (51)
- Rockford, IL
- Rochester, MN
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
- Indianapolis, IN (52)
- Fargo, ND
- Toledo, OH (30)
- Fort Wayne, IN (54)
- Wilmington, DE
- Pittsburgh, PA (77)
- Rochester, NY (40)
- Fresno, CA (8)
- Chicago, IL (32)
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (24)
- Cleveland, OH (60)
- Youngstown, OH
- Duluth, MN
- Redding, CA
- Salt Lake City, UT (10)
- Springfield, IL
- Sioux Falls, SD (28)
- New York, NY (66)
- Dayton, OH (44)
- Albany, NY
- Akron, OH
- Syracuse, NY (70)
- Billings, MT (14)
- Allentown, PA (49)
- Philadelphia, PA (22)
- Des Moines, IA (61)
- 65.Cincinnati, OH (37)
- 66.Columbus, OH (45)
- 67.Kingsport-Johnson City, TN
- 68.Moline, IL
- Lexington, KY (53)
- Denver, CO (20)
- Hartford, CT (89)
- Asheville, NC
- Lynchburg, VA
- Colorado Springs, CO (16)
- Albuquerque, NM (19)
- Baltimore, MD (46)
- Newark, NJ (69)
- Burlington, VT
- Columbia, MO
- Huntington-Ashland, WV
- Louisville, KY (76)
- Little Rock, AR (84)
- Lincoln, NE (78)
- Kansas City, MO (34)
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA (29)
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- St. Louis, MO (79)
- Knoxville, TN (47)
- Roanoke, VA
- Evansville, IN (59)
- Omaha, NE (80)
- Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC (31)
- Springfield, MO (50)
- Atlanta, GA (56)
- Charlotte, NC (38)
- Charleston, WV
- Las Vegas, NV (12)
- Topeka, KS (65)
- Nashville, TN (55)
- Washington D.C. (63)
Using National Weather Service data from the previous grilling season, the list ranks continental U.S. cities with populations equal to or greater than 150,000 based on the number of ideal grilling days. Ideal grilling days are defined as days in May through August, under 90 degrees and having no precipitation.