But there are other cities throughout the U.S. that get more snowfall, rain, and have the coldest annual temperatures measured out of 50 cities. Weather is so different from one year to the next even in Arizona. Just this year they had record snowfall and rain, and in Florida there was an unusually cold and wet January. So much for global warming this year.

And the snow is even sticking on the ground and it just seems to keep coming. Washington D.C. is shut down because of the snow. The shelves were empty in grocery stores before the storm and snow shovels were unavailable. People over there just don't know how to handle the snow.

Whereas other cities that do experience colder temperatures and lots of precipitation know how to handle the snow and a snowstorm doesn't stop them. They still go out and go to the store. They go to work even though snow may be really deep. In the five worst cities they bundle up put on snow tires and continue with their daily life.

The title of worst weather city in the U.S. goes to…Cleveland, Ohio. Their average annual temperature is only 49.6 Fahrenheit and they average 38.7 inches of precipitation a year and 58.9 inches of snowfall. As for the second worst city that silver award goes to Boston, Massachusetts. Their average annual temperature is 51.6 and they get about 42.5 inches of precipitation and 43.2 inches of snow.

As for the three remaining cities the third worst is New York City. Their average annual temperature is 54.6 Fahrenheit with average precipitation equaling 49.7 inches and average snowfall equaling 28.9 inches. The next city is Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They get 47.5 inches of snow, and almost 25 in precipitation. Plus their yearly average temperature is 47.5 Fahrenheit.

And the last city to make the top five worst cities is Chicago, Illinois. Their temperature is 49.1 and precipitation is 36.2 inches with an average snowfall of 38.2 inches. This city unlike Cleveland and New York City gets about the same amount of precipitation as snow. So this city knows how to deal with weather.

These cities are all chilly and their residents know how to deal with a lot of snow, rain, and extreme temperatures. They live with the four seasons and they are always prepared for the worst. No one can call these people sissies when it comes to the weather because those winters can be bitterly cold.

A number of factors were taken into consideration in the study. For one thing, quality of life factors were studied. Unemployment figures from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics were also considered. Researchers also included cost of living through figures from the Community and Economic Research Council in addition to population density, the number of sunny verses cloudy days, and air quality.

Based on these same factors, in a huge endorsement of the Lone Star State, San Antonio and Austin, Texas were ranked as the two least stressful of the 40 metropolitan areas included in the study.

Researchers concluded that the cities ranked highest in stressfulness were hit hard by the recession and heavy unemployment. Dropping home values and mounting foreclosures were also considered to have added greatly to stress levels in these cities. In San Francisco alone, the housing market has dropped 43 percent compared to a national median home price dip of 14.7 percent.

Participants in a National Sleep Foundation report, also considered in the study, said that they sleep less because of economic woes. Not only are people sleeping less, but they are trying to reassess their lives and cut down on what are viewed as unnecessary expenses. Over 53 percent of individuals surveyed by the Kaiser Family Foundation reported that they had cut back on health care costs by avoiding doctor visits, skipping checkups, and not refilling prescriptions.

The stress in these cities can sometimes be difficult to bear because of the traffic, air pollution, not seeing the sun, rising unemployment, and falling home prices. There are many aspects that make these cities stressful, but, when you're dealing with these circumstances and very expensive living costs, it can be difficult to stay afloat financially.

Most troubling, researchers say, are the ill effects of such rampant, extreme stress. High stress levels are known to increase patients’ risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, depression, stomach cramping, insomnia, and irritability.

Even worse are the cumulative effects of high stress levels in an entire population. Historically, such collective stress levels have run parallel with crime waves, large-scale civil unrest, and pandemic domestic abuse. Given this trend, researchers recommend that these cities take action to reduce population stress levels. City-sponsored exercise programs, time management programs, entertainment, arts programs, or noise reduction programs have been advocated.