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Spirit Lake, IA vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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- Fort Lauderdale has 113.6% more rainy days than Spirit Lake.
- Fort Lauderdale has 16.0% more Sunny Days than Spirit Lake.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Lauderdale scores 5.9% worse than Spirit Lake
 Spirit Lake, IAFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6338
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock134106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low7  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32443
Reviews for Spirit Lake    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

We moved from a medium sized city in the West (about 100,000) to Spirit Lake a few years ago. Although it took a little while to get used to living in a small town  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 10 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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