Cities in Texas, Florida among hottest in America, according to 24/7 Wall St.

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If you think it's hot in Florida, try living in Texas.

According to 24/7 Wall St., a financial news and opinion website, 17 cites in the Lone Star State made its top 50 hottest cities in America ranking, which was released June 20, the day before the summer solstice. It's so hot in Texas that seven cities nabbed spots in the top 10.

Not to be outdone, seven cities in the Sunshine State pushed the mercury past 90 degrees for more than 75 days out of the year. The Florida city with the highest ranking is Fort Myers, coming in at No. 21.

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Even though Texas grabbed more spots on the list than any other state, two states in the Southwest — Arizona and Nevada — have dibs on the top three hottest cities. Those cities are: Phoenix (1); Tuscon (2) and Las Vegas (3).

According to 24/7 Wall St., Phoenix has 169 days per year with temperatures above 90 degrees. In Tucson, there's 146 days per year above 90 degrees, and in Las Vegas, there are 135 days per year with temperatures above 90.

Five cities in California and four in Louisiana also made the the list.

Go here to see the full ranking.

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Much of the United States is in the middle of a heat wave that could bring record-breaking temperatures to several cities in the Northeast and Midwest, according to 24/7 Wall St. Chicago reached 103 degrees on Sunday, the hottest Father’s Day in the city since 1995.

A handful of other Midwestern cities broke heat records Sunday, and New York City, Boston and Washington, D.C., are on track to do the same this week.

Top 10 hottest U.S. cities

Phoenix, Arizona Tucson, Arizona Las Vegas, Nevada Del Rio, Texas Brownsville, Texas San Antonio, Texas San Angelo, Texas Austin, Texas Corpus Christi, Texas Waco, Texas

Florida's hottest cities

According to 24/7 Wall St., these are the hottest cities in Florida and their rankings in the top 50:

Fort Myers (21)

Orlando (23)

Tallahassee (25)

Tampa (28)

Gainesville (32)

Jacksonville (35)

West Palm Beach (42)

To identify the 50 hottest cities, 24/7 Wall St. ranked cities based on the average number of 90-plus degree days per year using climate data from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. There are 50 large cities with populations of at least 10,000 where the temperature reaches at least 90 degrees for more than 67 days in an average year.

Go here to read the detailed findings and methodology.

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Maureen Kenyon is TCPalm's trends reporter, keeping Treasure Coast residents updated on hot topics and happenings. Do you have a story to tell? Want to start a conversation? Send an email to maureen.kenyon@tcpalm.com, call 772-221-4249 or follow her on Twitter @_MaureenKenyon_.