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Fresno ranked among the sweatiest cities in the US

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 583 words · By Kevin Barr
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Add The California Post on GoogleThe city once dubbed America’s meth capital has landed on yet another bizarre ranking — and this time, it’s downright disgusting.

Common ground

Fresno — already enjoying a strange little redemption tour through national rankings — was named California’s sweatiest city in a new Waterboy study.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Smears: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/29/lifestyle/central-california-metro-among-the-sweat…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “and No. 138 in the company’s “Best Places to Raise a Family” rankings.”
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The claim is supported by a cross-reference to the New York Post, but no other independent sources confirm this specific ranking for 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 8, 2026 ... According to a recent study by Nomad Lawyer, Bakersfield ranks in the top three BEST places to live in California! ... Wallethub, Bakersfield has ...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cityscapes/posts/29766357591…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 10, 2026 ... While Fresno police have boosted neighborhood watch efforts and patrols, WalletHub still ranks the city 141st in management, noting ...
https://travel.alot.com/destinations/the-worst-cities-in-cal…
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web search NEUTRAL — housing affordability, ranking 164th and 138th in our one- and five-year measures, respectively. A number of factors affect affordability in the region ...
https://milkeninstitute.org/sites/default/files/reports-pdf/…
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Claim 2: “The city was famously featured in British filmmaker Louis Theroux’s 2009 documentary “The City Addicted to Crystal Meth,” which explored the devastating toll meth use had taken on parts of Fresno.”
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Wikipedia and IMDb both confirm that Louis Theroux released a documentary titled 'The City Addicted to Crystal Meth' in 2009 featuring Fresno.
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web search NEUTRAL — 9 August 2009 (2009-08-09). The City Addicted to Crystal Meth is a British documentary by Louis Theroux.[1] It was televised on 9 August 2009. Theroux filmed his documentary in Fresno, California whic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_Addicted_to_Crystal_M…
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web search NEUTRAL — He is in the unlikely town of Fresno, California to investigate the methamphetamine epidemic in this town as well as to talk to the addicts up close and ...
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1712046/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 26, 2026 ... Fresno was once called “The City Addicted to Crystal Meth” in a 2009 ... The city was famously featured in British filmmaker Louis Theroux's ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/26/lifestyle/california-cities-ra…
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Claim 3: “During Fresno’s sweatiest stretch, moderate exercise requires an estimated 23.7 ounces of fluid replacement per hour, according to the study.”
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Only one web search result explicitly mentions the 23.7 ounces figure for Fresno; other results discuss different cities (West Palm Beach) or general water intake studies.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2022. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) no…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of American comedy films. Comedy films are separated into two categories: short films and feature films. Any film over 40 minutes long is considered to be of feature-length (although m…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of fictional sports teams, athletic groups that have been identified by name in works of fiction but do not really exist as such. Teams have been organized by the sport they participate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_sports_teams
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Claim 4: “Bakersfield actually recorded more high-demand days than Fresno — 92 compared to Fresno’s 62”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the number of high-demand days for Bakersfield.
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Claim 5: “Fresno — already enjoying a strange little redemption tour through national rankings — was named California’s sweatiest city in a new Waterboy study.”
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Multiple independent news sources (New York Post and AOL) confirm that a Waterboy study named Fresno as California's sweatiest city.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2022. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) no…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of American comedy films. Comedy films are separated into two categories: short films and feature films. Any film over 40 minutes long is considered to be of feature-length (although m…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of fictional sports teams, athletic groups that have been identified by name in works of fiction but do not really exist as such. Teams have been organized by the sport they participate…
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Claim 6: “San Francisco was one of the lowest-demand cities in the entire study, ranking No. 71 nationally with a Hydration Demand Score of 9.6.”
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Claim 7: “West Palm Beach was ranked America’s sweatiest city, followed by Miami, Fort Myers, Honolulu and Melbourne.”
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Claim 8: “The city also recorded 62 high-demand days and 1,668 annual risk hours, with July listed as its peak month.”
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Yahoo and AOL both report the specific figures of 62 high-demand days, 1,668 annual risk hours, and July as the peak month.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniel Francis Fouts (born June 10, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) throughout his 15-se…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · The city also recorded 62 high-demand days and 1,668 annual risk hours, with July listed as its peak month. During Fresno's sweatiest ...
https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/fresno-ranked-among-sweatiest-…
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web search NEUTRAL — We have a high concern with high quality water here, roughly equivalent to what should be in a maternity ward in a large major city hospital. I cannot ...
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-105hhrg48547/html/C…
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Claim 9: “San Diego, Los Angeles and Riverside rounded out California’s top five sweatiest cities in the study.”
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Claim 10: “At the other end of the list, the lowest-demand cities were Colorado Springs, Denver, Spokane Boise and Albuquerque.”
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Claim 11: “The hydration brand analyzed 30 years of NOAA climate data across 80 major US cities to determine where heat, humidity and climate conditions put the biggest strain on the body.”
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Three independent sources (Waterboy's own site, CW33, and a news report on Houston) confirm the study analyzed 30 years of NOAA climate data across 80 major US cities.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Medicine Bow is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 census, Medicine Bow had a population of 245.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_Bow,_Wyoming
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Torrance is a city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, founded in 1912, neighboring Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills Estates, Palos Verdes E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance,_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. Located along I-4 east of Tampa and southwest of Orlando, it is the most populous city in Polk County. As of the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau rel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida
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Claim 12: “Fresno ranked No. 39 nationally with a Hydration Demand Score of 16.1, according to the study.”
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Both Yahoo and AOL report that Fresno ranked No. 39 nationally with a Hydration Demand Score of 16.1.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · Fresno ranked No. 39 nationally with a Hydration Demand Score of 16.1, according to the study. The city also recorded 62 high-demand days ...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/fresno-rank…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · Fresno ranked No. 39 nationally with a Hydration Demand Score of 16.1, according to the study. The city also recorded 62 high-demand days ...
https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/fresno-ranked-among-sweatiest-…
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web search NEUTRAL — RECORDS. Individual Records 236. Team Records 239. Career Top 10 243. Single-Season Top 10 244. All-Time 300-Yard Passing Games 246.
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Claim 13: “In the new sweat study, Bakersfield followed closely behind Fresno as California’s second-sweatiest city, ranking No. 43 nationally with a Hydration Demand Score of 15.9.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm Bakersfield's rank or score in the Waterboy study.
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Claim 14: “Fresno, Bakersfield and Riverside all recorded more than 1,000 annual risk hours, while San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oxnard recorded Zero, according to Waterboy.”
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Claim 15: “and had California’s highest estimated fluid loss during moderate exercise at 24.8 ounces per hour.”
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Claim 16: “The city also had the lowest estimated fluid loss of any city analyzed at just 5.4 ounces per house during moderate exercise.”
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Claim 17: “The Top 10 Sweatiest Cities in America - West Palm Beach, Fla, Miami, Fla, Fort Myers, Fla, Honolulu, Hawaii, Melbourne, Fla, Tampa, Fla, Orlando, Fla, New Orleans, LA, Houston, TX, Jacksonville, Fla”
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Claim 18: “The city previously ranked No. 84 in WalletHub’s 2026 “Best Summer Travel Destinations” list”
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The claim is supported by a cross-reference to the New York Post, but other web results for WalletHub 2026 rankings are either for different cities or contradict the general ranking of Fresno as a 'best' city.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 26, 2025 · WalletHub's own article ranked us at 84th place in the Economy category. We got good marks on safety, schools, and healthcare, and that's great.U.S. cities tier list for 2026Atlanta nam…
https://www.facebook.com/groups/provoforward/posts/247841048…
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web search NEUTRAL — Locating the best affordable linguistics degree programs for bachelor's degrees will help undergrads save thousands of dollars on their study of language ...
https://www.affordableschools.net/15-affordable-bachelors-de…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 23, 2024 · “The expansion of the 2025-2026 Best Places to Live rankings gives ... Fresno Not ranked in America's best cities to live. 31 ...
https://www.facebook.com/journalsentinel/posts/us-news-world…
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