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Susanville, CA vs Palmer, AK

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- Palmer has 19.7% less rainy days than Susanville.
- Palmer has 46.9% less Sunny Days than Susanville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmer scores 19.2% worse than Susanville
 Susanville, CAPalmer, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall35  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6886
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.97
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2492443
Reviews for Susanville    11 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Ive been here my whole life. I can't imagine living anywhere else but crime is definitely going up. Blame it on add another prison i feel 1 was plenty. But its still  More

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Over 7 years ago

Decent place, lived here for a while. Homeless are everywhere, drug addicts under the bridges, don't go to the river or the trail due to harassment from homeless.  More

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Over 8 years ago

Susanville has most of the raptors that you see in the US. I see deer in the city streets daily. I've seen beaver, coyote, wolf, bear, martins, racoon, fox, skunk,  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 20 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 20 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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