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That's not true. This year was extremely wet and there was a lot of flooding, yet I still wouldn't say it rained every 3 days.
That's from Wikipedia's MSP climate chart, which shows an avg of 9.7-11.5 rainy days every month in the summer, or about 1 out of 3 days. Around a 70% chance of sunshine during the summer, or about 2 out of 3 days.
I second that thought. The lakes in the Minneapolis area don't hold a candle to the dramatic scenery within, visible and easily accessible from Seattle.
And I will take the drizzle in winter in Seattle over the bitter cold and snow of Minneapolis. I have lived in the Seattle area for the past 5 years, but grew up not too far from Minneapolis (on the South Dakota/Minnesota border) so I know what those winters are like- absolutely miserable. Having the landscape turn brown and dead looking for half of the year is depressing- add to it the snow, and it is just miserable. I'll take a green landscape with grass and landscaping that looks nice even in winter and the rain or drizzle that goes with it any day over the alternative.
What scenery is there actually in Seattle? Maybe 60 miles away, it's very scenic but the city itself and its suburbs? Not so much.
There is a LOT of scenery within Seattle itself. Lakes, the Puget Sound with spectacular mountain views, etc. Even moreso when you add in the suburbs- more lakes, hills, forests, and mountain views.
MSP winters are humid and have a bone chilling Midwestern cold to them. Polar Vortex stuff.
Likewise the summers are hot and there are tons of mosquitoes (state bird).
Sure, it rains a lot in Seattle, but that's a small price to pay.
However in terms of culture/amenities, both are fantastic.
Humid winters? Hardly. I have to use the humid humidifier that's part of my furnace all winter long to add humidity to the air in my house. The winter may be the coldest of all large US metros but its also pretty sunny.
That's from Wikipedia's MSP climate chart, which shows an avg of 9.7-11.5 rainy days every month in the summer, or about 1 out of 3 days. Around a 70% chance of sunshine during the summer, or about 2 out of 3 days.
The main thing is, many of those "rainy" days (essentially any day when it precipitates at all, whether it be a 10 minute light mist or a downpour) are consecutive, so it isn't like it rains off and on every 3 days. There are periods where it is sunny for 6 days straight and then there is 1 day with some light mist followed by a rainy day and then one more with a slight amount of rain. So technically 3 days of rain, but really only 1 "rainy" day in my terms. That figure makes Minneapolis sound way rainier than it actually is.
Humid winters? Hardly. I have to use the humid humidifier that's part of my furnace all winter long to add humidity to the air in my house. The winter may be the coldest of all large US metros but its also pretty sunny.
Does humidity even matter much in the winter? If it's below freezing the humidity is going to be extremely low no matter what in absolute terms. Now things like cloudiness and wind speed definitely do make a difference.
Does humidity even matter much in the winter? If it's below freezing the humidity is going to be extremely low no matter what in absolute terms. Now things like cloudiness and wind speed definitely do make a difference.
I agree with your point, but humidity does matter quite a bit in terms of temperature extremes.
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