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The proximity of the Convergence Zone to the King-Snohomish County line is the reason that cities located just north or south of the line, which are located within the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains, approach Seattle in annual precipitation. The effect of the Puget Sound Convergence Zone nearly offsets that of the rain shadow. [4]
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 ...
Seattle is cloudy 201 days out of the year and partly cloudy 93 days. [105] With many more "rain days" than other major American cities, Seattle has a well-earned reputation for frequent rain: [106] In an average year, there are 150 days in which at least 0.01 inches (0.25 mm) of precipitation falls, more days than in nearly all U.S. cities ...
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Feb. 2 might be the day we celebrate Groundhog Day and the mid-point of winter, but 109 years ago in Seattle, Punxsutawney Phil’s prognostication of the balance of winter was the last thing on ...
Just previous to the windstorm, Seattle set a new record for rainfall in a single month with nearly 16 inches (410 mm) of rain falling in November 2006, much of it from a series of Pineapple Express rain storms in the first week of the month. Combined with several days of snow and ice later in the month, and continuing rain throughout the first ...
Climate change can affect human health in ways that impact families and the workforce (e.g., premature death, increased sick days or leaves of absence, health care costs and insurance claims). All of these things also impair quality of life. [citation needed] Washington state has a varied and active economy of approximately $268.5 billion.