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Western Washington is known as having a far wetter climate than the eastern portion of the state, primarily due to the effects of the Cascades' rain shadow. The average location in Eastern Washington only receives an average of 46.87 centimetres (18.45 inches) of precipitation per year, [1] whereas the average place in Western Washington ...
The Western Climate Initiative (WCI) is working to develop regional strategies to mitigate climate change in 6 states of the western U.S., including Washington, and in the westernmost provinces of Canada. Its main thrust as of 2008, is to develop a region-wide multi-sector cap-and-trade program. [77]
Köppen climate types of the Olympic Peninsula. Most of the peninsula has an oceanic climate, or Cfb under the Köppen climate classification. Most populated areas, however, have a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, or Csb. The Olympic Peninsula is home to temperate rain forests, including the Hoh, Queets Rain Forest, and Quinault.
Bigleaf maples in the Hoh Rainforest. Hoh Rainforest is one of the largest temperate rainforests in the U.S., located on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington state. [1] It encompasses 24 square miles (62 km 2) of low elevation forest along the Hoh River, ranging from 394 to 2,493 feet (120 to 760 m).
Western Washington is known for its mild climate, considerable fog, frequent cloud cover, long-lasting drizzles in the winter and warm, temperate summers. The eastern region, which does not benefit from the general moderating effect of the Pacific Ocean, occasionally experiences extreme climate.
Rainy day in Capitol Hill, Seattle.Seattle experiences around 150 days with at least 0.01 inches (0.25 mm) precipitation each year. The climate of Seattle is temperate, classified in the warm-summer (in contrast to hot-summer) subtype of the Mediterranean zone by the most common climate classification (Köppen: Csb) [2] [3] [4] although some sources put the city in the oceanic zone (Trewartha ...
Get the Moses Lake, WA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... Ice, Including New York, Washington, D.C. New week, more snow and ice for the Northeast, Midwest and Plains. Our ...
The state of Washington has a temperate climate. The eastern half of Washington has a semi-arid to warm-summer mediterranean climate, while the western side of Washington as well as the coastal areas of the state have a cool oceanic climate or warm-summer mediterranean climate.