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So 1/3 of the time instead of 1/2 of the time from July to Oct.
The US average for precip days is 100. Pittsburgh has 50% more days of precip than the national average.
Denver's average precip days is 78, many of which are also snow. That is 78% of the national average. (For comparison purposes)
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Philadelphia has fewer precip days: Average Weather For Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - WeatherSpark During the warm season, which lasts from May 30 to September 16, there is a 41% average chance that precipitation will be observed at some point during a given day. When precipitation does occur it is most often in the form of light rain (34% of days with precipitation have at worst light rain), thunderstorms (26%), moderate rain (25%), and heavy rain (12%).
During the cold season, which lasts from December 3 to March 6, there is a 46% average chance that precipitation will be observed at some point during a given day. When precipitation does occur it is most often in the form of light rain (26% of days with precipitation have at worst light rain), light snow (23%), moderate rain (22%), and moderate snow (14%).
Pittsburgh (same website): Average Weather For West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA - WeatherSpark During the warm season, which lasts from May 25 to September 18, there is a 50% average chance that precipitation will be observed at some point during a given day. When precipitation does occur it is most often in the form of thunderstorms (38% of days with precipitation have at worst thunderstorms), light rain (36%), and moderate rain (20%).
During the cold season, which lasts from December 2 to February 29, there is a 73% average chance that precipitation will be observed at some point during a given day. When precipitation does occur it is most often in the form of light snow (54% of days with precipitation have at worst light snow), light rain (18%), moderate snow (12%), and moderate rain (9%).
New York: Average Weather For New York, USA - WeatherSpark During the warm season, which lasts from June 4 to September 15, there is a 39% average chance that precipitation will be observed at some point during a given day. When precipitation does occur it is most often in the form of light rain (43% of days with precipitation have at worst light rain), moderate rain (26%), thunderstorms (15%), and heavy rain (10%).
During the cold season, which lasts from December 5 to March 13, there is a 46% average chance that precipitation will be observed at some point during a given day. When precipitation does occur it is most often in the form of light snow (31% of days with precipitation have at worst light snow), light rain (25%), moderate rain (18%), and moderate snow (12%).
Quite a difference!
Denver (same site): ]During the warm season, which lasts from June 11 to September 11, there is a 44% average chance that precipitation will be observed at some point during a given day. When precipitation does occur it is most often in the form of thunderstorms (77% of days with precipitation have at worst thunderstorms), light rain (14%), and moderate rain (6%).
During the cold season, which lasts from November 20 to March 6, there is a 25% average chance that precipitation will be observed at some point during a given day. When precipitation does occur it is most often in the form of light snow (74% of days with precipitation have at worst light snow), moderate snow (15%), and light rain (5%).
All I can say is I grew up in Connecticut and went to school in Western Massachusetts, and while it is a bit rainier here, it's really not that notable. And I'm someone who bikes to work through most of the warm season, so I pay pretty close attention to the weather on a day-to-day basis.
Well here in Florida it will rain once every day really hard (especially in the summer) but it will be gone in about an hour. This usually occurs every afternoon with thunder storms.
It's nice and pleasent most of the year. Summers can be brutally hot and muggy, especially inland Florida. But I would take Florida Summers over the Norths winters anyday.
I've been to Portland Oregon before and I didn't care for it. Way too cold and Grey, it's depressing. Which is why suicide is so high in that region.
All I can say is I grew up in Connecticut and went to school in Western Massachusetts, and while it is a bit rainier here, it's really not that notable. And I'm someone who bikes to work through most of the warm season, so I pay pretty close attention to the weather on a day-to-day basis.
In the northeast and the east in general, the precipitation is more evenly distributed throughout the year and ranges from mist and drizzle to torrential downpours during thunderstorms. There is no distinct dry season/wet season cycle.
While Seattle and Portland get 30 - 40 inches/year, it arrives during a consitent, but usually light misty rainfall over the cooler Wintern months. Although eastern cities like New York and Atlanta get 45 -50 inches/year, You can get 2 -3 inches of rain in a couple days, then a week of bright sunshine, then another couple days of heavy rain, and so forth in almost any given month of the year.
76 Jacksonville, Florida
76 New Orleans, Louisiana
75 Houston, Texas
74 Orlando, Florida
74 San Francisco, California
74 Tampa, Florida
73 Miami, Florida
73 Portland, Oregon
73 Rochester, New York
73 Seattle, Washington
72 Buffalo, New York
72 Indianapolis, Indiana
72 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
71 Cleveland, Ohio
71 Detroit, Michigan
71 Los Angeles, California
70 Birmingham, Alabama
70 Chicago, Illinois
70 Cincinnati, Ohio
70 Columbus, Ohio
70 Nashville, Tennessee
70 Raleigh, North Carolina
70 Richmond, Virginia
70 St. Louis, Missouri
69 Louisville, Kentucky
69 San Diego, California
69 Virginia Beach, Virginia
68 Kansas City, Missouri
68 Minneapolis, Minnesota
68 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
68 Providence, Rhode Island
67 Austin, Texas
67 Boston, Massachusetts
67 Charlotte, North Carolina
67 Memphis, Tennessee
67 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
67 Sacramento, California
67 San Antonio, Texas
66 Baltimore, Maryland
66 Hartford, Connecticut
65 Dallas, Texas
65 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
64 Washington, DC
63 New York, New York
55 Salt Lake City, Utah
52 Denver, Colorado
37 Phoenix, Arizona
30 Las Vegas, Nevada
With the exception of interior Western metros, there isn't that much variation in humidity. Most cities are between 65% and 75%. The East Coast does tend to be a bit dryer than cities around the Great Lakes however.
All I can say is I grew up in Connecticut and went to school in Western Massachusetts, and while it is a bit rainier here, it's really not that notable. And I'm someone who bikes to work through most of the warm season, so I pay pretty close attention to the weather on a day-to-day basis.
I used to live in upstate NY, in area that was probably similar sunshine-wise to Pittsburgh, perhaps lsightly sunnier. The sunshine difference was very noticeable, especially in the winter. Driving up from downstate NY, the clouds often came somewhere just around or before the Catskills.
As for precipitation days, the Pacific Northwest would stand out if you look at precipitation hours. The drizzle of the Pacific Northwest lasts a while compared to the harder but briefer rain even if the days are similar.
I'd disagree. Going up north from Maryland along the coast to northern New England the humidity cuts off. We're capable of the same humidity but it's not that constant. NYC/Long Island gets some breaks, down to DC few. I remember going down to near Baltimore for a wedding in August. It was really sticky. Back home, nowhere near as humid, but almost as hot. Average dew points:
Springfield, MA: 58-67
Washington, DC: 63-72
Maybe not huge, but enough to go from tolerable to uncomfortable.
Denver (same site): ]During the warm season, which lasts from June 11 to September 11, there is a 44% average chance that precipitation will be observed at some point during a given day. When precipitation does occur it is most often in the form of thunderstorms (77% of days with precipitation have at worst thunderstorms), light rain (14%), and moderate rain (6%).
During the cold season, which lasts from November 20 to March 6, there is a 25% average chance that precipitation will be observed at some point during a given day. When precipitation does occur it is most often in the form of light snow (74% of days with precipitation have at worst light snow), moderate snow (15%), and light rain (5%).
Weird to me that Denver is more likely to get precipitation in the warm season, though it makes sense considering its location, just a pattern different from what I'm used to. Sunshine maps:
Unfortunately, I can't find any data on hours of precipitation. I posted this link on the weather forum, where some posters from NW Europe had data on hand for their location. While NW Europe is actually somewhat cloudier than the Pacific NW, many location have much less hours of precipitation, many places half of the large Pacific NW cities (London gets less than half of Portland despite being quite a bit cloudier). I doubt the eastern US could have more than hours of rain than NW Europe, so much less than the Pacific NW.
The Eastern US is also prone to many hour-long spells of heavy rain, though less so in winter. You might get a day when it rains all day then many sunny days, plus a day when it rains for an hour than stops and is partly to mostly cloudy the rest of the time.
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