Dallas and Austin rank among America's sweatiest cities

PHOTOS: Ranking America's sweatiest cities Dallas and Austin made the list, Houston did not. >>>Definitely pack light if you plan on visiting any of these sweltering hot cities... PHOTOS: Ranking America's sweatiest cities Dallas and Austin made the list, Houston did not. >>>Definitely pack light if you plan on visiting any of these sweltering hot cities... Image 1 of / 17 Caption Close Dallas and Austin rank among America's sweatiest cities 1 / 17 Back to Gallery

Dallas and Austin were the only two Texas cities to make a new list of the sweatiest in America.

The ranking was compiled by Honeywell Fans and environmental consulting company Environmental Health & Engineering (EH&E) which looked at humidity levels, length of summer, and access to shade across the country.

Some of the other criteria looked at were longest summer season, the fewest bodies of water, and highest temperature days in a row, said Ted Myatt, who spearheaded the study for EH&E, in a news release.

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Orlando topped the list this year while Dallas ranked fourth and Austin ranked eighth. A request for comment was placed with Myatt to find out why Houston didn't make the top 10.

Swipe through and see which other U.S. cities made the list.

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