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Seattle is OK, too far removed from the rest of the USA, but love San Diego. Seattle's weather is extremely depressing year round.
Actually it's not depressing "year round"- Seattle gets mostly clear skies and sunshine throughout the summer months- the clouds and rain are mostly during the winter and parts of Spring/Fall.
Actually it's not depressing "year round"- Seattle gets mostly clear skies and sunshine throughout the summer months- the clouds and rain are mostly during the winter and parts of Spring/Fall.
Which is, by definition, three-quarters (75%, 75 100ths) of the year, forming a majority...
Late July to late September in Seattle are perfect. Then, it's like a cloud cover moves in over the city that hangs there till next April. April to July, there are breaks, but it's still mostly grey.
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Seattle is OK, too far removed from the rest of the USA, but love San Diego. Seattle's weather is extremely depressing year round.
Both Seattle and San Diego are great.
Seattle is not "too far removed from the rest of the USA." I think you are talking about Alaska right there instead.
Of course some things suck about Seattle weather but it actually has its pros and aspects of the weather there that isn't bad in general which I can mention. However, let me say I am NOT a fan of Seattle weather. I am just trying to say it is not that bad and not "extremely depressing." Plus, Seattle has plenty of things going for it outside weather that makes it much easier to deal with the weather there.
For example, so far this year the USA had 800 to 1,000 tornadoes in the Midwestern and Southern USA. Seattle has pretty much a zero tornado risk and a zero hurricane risk and never had to deal with that. It also has a very low to non existent severe thunderstorm and lightning risk. So in this way, Seattle actually has "good" weather.
And in my opinion, Atlanta is extremely depressing year round but not because of its weather.
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Actually it's not depressing "year round"- Seattle gets mostly clear skies and sunshine throughout the summer months- the clouds and rain are mostly during the winter and parts of Spring/Fall.
Did you know Seattle has an average of 47% of annual possible sunshine and 2,000 annual sunshine hours?
However, the year 2010 and how the year 2011 is so far in Seattle is having way below average sunshine.
Seattle is OK, too far removed from the rest of the USA, but love San Diego. Seattle's weather is extremely depressing year round.
Have you ever been to the Pacific Northwest? The summers here are absolutely perfect. Warm, sunny, never humid, almost no rain. Certainly not isolated from the rest of the country either, just not as over crowded as many places back east.
I've never been to San Diego, but I've heard it's great too.
San Diego is one of the better cities in California, specifically in Socal. LA is great but I don't see my self actually living in the city, just near it/ around it. I've always want to visit Seattle. Whats there to see? Interesting parts, Hotels, and most importantly Coffee shops?
For example, so far this year the USA had 800 to 1,000 tornadoes in the Midwestern and Southern USA. Seattle has pretty much a zero tornado risk and a zero hurricane risk and never had to deal with that. It also has a very low to non existent severe thunderstorm and lightning risk. So in this way, Seattle actually has "good" weather.
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Excellent point. I don't think Seattle gets enough credit for those attibutes relative to climate. I think about it a lot when I think about my childhood in Seattle vs. experiences since living in tornado, hurricane, and nor'easter zones. Seattle probably has the safest weather in the country. I remember an occasional (relatively small) flood or an avalanche east of the mountains once awhile, but other than that -- nothing to ever bother daily life.
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I think you are talking about Alaska right there instead. 
