I'm confused: 4 seasons or 9 months of drizzle?

[CityGirl72]

YOu know the first time I ever came to Seattle it was in January 2003. I thought it was dark and crappy and really industrial looking (took the 5 in a cab to U District) It looked unkept and muddy everywhere.

I also could not clothe myself - I came with my arsenol of winter attire and MAN was I still cold!! I was FRIDGED! The next time I was in Seattle in a January was 2004 for New Year's and I was soooooooooooooooooooo cold. And there were people in string halter top dresses - I was fully covered and still just shivering away.

Then moved here in May 2004, and my body went into shock because it wanted hot ht warmth - I became terribly sick on and off for a year, because I was acclimated.

[vnodak]

Interesting---guess it depends on your persective.

[allforcats]

Originally Posted by vnodak

Interesting---guess it depends on your persective.

HEAR! HEAR! As we know, ALL experience IS perspective... Thank you for your wise and simple statement.

[sberdrow]

we have had 3 cloudy days in 5 months here in phoenix. It did not even last more than a few hours. God if you hear me...PLS PLS bring me a cloud. Oh what I would give for months of drizzle. I would dance in it. Feed upon it, worship it.

[tada]

If only there was a way to transfer clouds. Then everyone could be happy.

It's funny; the only thing different in a Seattleite's post would be replacing "cloudy" with "sunny", and "drizzle" with "sunlight".

[toughguy]

I saw on the news last night that it has only rained 3 times on July 29th since 1948. I welcome the rain, my lawn is straw right now.

[dav51lin]

2 seasons winter n spring cold rain not quite as cold and peaks of sun in spring no real summer to speak of

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by dav51lin

2 seasons winter n spring cold rain not quite as cold and peaks of sun in spring no real summer to speak of

Completely inaccurate. I don't know what you call a "real" summer, but Seattle typically is warm in the summers, warm ranging to hot, and spring tends to be glorious. There are exceptions; last summer didn't really live up to the reputation of Seattle summers. Don't let that throw you.

You resurrected an almost 10-year-old thread just to post that?

[Florida Heat]

Most of the world does not have equal 4 seasons as a large area is desert. Temperate forest where leaves change is a small part of the biome. Seattle has Oceanic and mountain influences but there are plenty of deciduous trees. some of the area is much dryer due to the rain shadow of the Olympia mountains.



Sequim Washington has almost a desert climate.Sequim lies within the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains and receives on average less than 16 inches (410 mm) of rain per year – about the same as Los Angeles, California – leading it to give itself the nickname of Sunny Sequim. However, the city is relatively close to some of the wettest temperate rainforests of the contiguous United States. This climate anomaly is sometimes called the "Blue Hole of Sequim".[7] Fogs and cool breezes from the Juan de Fuca Strait make Sequim's climate more humid than would be expected from the low average annual precipitation