0Hottest Cities 2011: Oklahoma City, Lubbock, AtlantaAs the country sweats through a heat wave, The Daily Beast reveals the season’s most miserable cities.Updated Jul. 13, 2017 7:41PM EDT / Published Jul. 25, 2011 7:07PM EDT MATT ROURKE 1. Lubbock, TexasRonald Martinez / Getty Images 2. Oklahoma City, Okla.Sue Ogrocki / AP Photo 3. Raleigh, N.C.Gerry Broome / AP Photo 4. Tulsa, Okla. Robert Galbraith / Reuters 5. Austin, TexasHarry Cabluck / AP Photo 6. Colorado Springs, Colo.Andrew Fielding / Southcreek Global / ZUMApress 7. Dallas, TexasMike Stone/ Reuters / Landov 8. Wichita, Kans.Jim Reed 9. San Antonio, TexasEric Gay / AP Photo 10. Memphis, Tenn.Lance Murphey / AP Photo 11. Laredo, TexasJohn Moore / Gettty Images 12. Birmingham, Ala.Joe Songer / Birmingham News / Landov 13. Durham, N.C.Chuck Liddy / Raleigh News & Observer / MCT / Landov 14. El Paso, TexasJuan Carlos Llorca / AP Photo 15. Houston, Texas Aaron M. Sprecher / EPA / Corbis 16. Albuquerque, N.M.Jim Thompson / Albuquerque Journal / ZUMAPRESS 17. Baton Rouge, La.Patrick Semansky / AP Photo 18. Philadelphia, Pa.Matt Rourke / AP Photo 19. Atlanta, Ga.John Bazemore / AP Photo 20. New Orleans, La.Ethan Miller / Getty Images 21. Indianapolis, Ind. Darron Cummings / AP Photo 22. Louisville, Ky. Patti Longmire / AP Photo 23. Baltimore, Md.Steve Ruark 24. Cleveland, OhioMark Duncan / AP Photo 25. Tampa, Fla. Shaun Best / Reuters 26. Washington, D.C. Nick Wass / AP Photo 27. Newark, N.J. Julio Cortez / AP Photo 28. Norfolk, Va. Win McNamee / Getty Images 29. Fort Wayne, Ind. Photo by Online USA 30. St. Louis, Mo.Bill Greenblatt / Landov / UPI
1. Lubbock, TexasRonald Martinez / Getty Images 2. Oklahoma City, Okla.Sue Ogrocki / AP Photo 3. Raleigh, N.C.Gerry Broome / AP Photo 4. Tulsa, Okla. Robert Galbraith / Reuters 5. Austin, TexasHarry Cabluck / AP Photo 6. Colorado Springs, Colo.Andrew Fielding / Southcreek Global / ZUMApress 7. Dallas, TexasMike Stone/ Reuters / Landov 8. Wichita, Kans.Jim Reed 9. San Antonio, TexasEric Gay / AP Photo 10. Memphis, Tenn.Lance Murphey / AP Photo 11. Laredo, TexasJohn Moore / Gettty Images 12. Birmingham, Ala.Joe Songer / Birmingham News / Landov 13. Durham, N.C.Chuck Liddy / Raleigh News & Observer / MCT / Landov 14. El Paso, TexasJuan Carlos Llorca / AP Photo 15. Houston, Texas Aaron M. Sprecher / EPA / Corbis 16. Albuquerque, N.M.Jim Thompson / Albuquerque Journal / ZUMAPRESS 17. Baton Rouge, La.Patrick Semansky / AP Photo 18. Philadelphia, Pa.Matt Rourke / AP Photo 19. Atlanta, Ga.John Bazemore / AP Photo 20. New Orleans, La.Ethan Miller / Getty Images 21. Indianapolis, Ind. Darron Cummings / AP Photo 22. Louisville, Ky. Patti Longmire / AP Photo 23. Baltimore, Md.Steve Ruark 24. Cleveland, OhioMark Duncan / AP Photo 25. Tampa, Fla. Shaun Best / Reuters 26. Washington, D.C. Nick Wass / AP Photo 27. Newark, N.J. Julio Cortez / AP Photo 28. Norfolk, Va. Win McNamee / Getty Images 29. Fort Wayne, Ind. Photo by Online USA 30. St. Louis, Mo.Bill Greenblatt / Landov / UPI