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Coon Rapids, MN vs Palmer, AK

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- Palmer has 56.0% less rainy days than Coon Rapids.
- Palmer has 34.7% less Sunny Days than Coon Rapids.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmer scores 9.2% worse than Coon Rapids
 Coon Rapids, MNPalmer, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall51  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6886
 Avg. Jan. Low4  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.97
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2492443
Reviews for Coon Rapids    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I've lived in Alaska, Arizona and currently the twin cities. This place has the best health care of any place I've lived! Lots of physicians makes it easy to be seen.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Coon Rapids is a northern suburb of Minneapolis. It is a wonderful place to have a family, there is a lot to do, the schools are good and the four seasons give the  More

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Over 18 years ago

i live in Minnesota and to be honest i cant stand 12 inc snow storm last week the weather is unbelievable winter here sucks and winter is 8 to 9 month cant wait to move  More

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Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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