Rain Gear (Seattle: live, safe, PVC)

[Botev1912]

Originally Posted by texastrigirl

55 degrees and raining July 21, 2007

It has never been 55 degrees in July during the day! Why do you exaggerate?
July 21 2007: High 74, Low 60, 0.29 inches

[JDTD]

Originally Posted by Botev1912

It has never been 55 degrees in July during the day! Why do you exaggerate?
July 21 2007: High 74, Low 60, 0.29 inches

I wouldn't call it extreme exaggeration. The average nightly temp. in July (this year) was always in the mid-50's. For the last 30 years, the overnight has been in the mid-50's (average). Maybe she wakes up early?????

[seattlenextyear]

Originally Posted by texastrigirl

Having moved here 15 months ago and crying in the rain the first day I lived here (55 degrees and raining July 21, 2007) my husband hightailed me over to REI and bought me a cute Marmot Precip jacket in lime green. Works if it's in the 50's and raining. It has a hood and I rarely carry an umbrella unless it's really coming down and I have to pick up my kids. For mid to late fall and most of winter, I wear a soft shell jacket for warmth and being rainproof. Only it doesn't have a hood! Drat. So I will head back to REI this year except this time I will spring for Goretex which I have discovered is the one thing you really need if you live in Seattle and you don't want to the weather to stop you. We hike rain or shine so that will make me even more comfy this year. One thing I love about Seattle is that the women always seem to have really cute hats on to keep the rain off their head. I would also recommend a really good pair of Keens for walking. I love the Keen Salem boot sold at REI. I waterproofed mine. Put 'em on with a lightweight wool sock and away I go. The rain isn't the problem for me, it's the chill that goes with it and you will soon find, you have to get the right gear or you will be miserable here!

How do people hike in Gore-tex? That sounds terrible and really sweaty.

I hike in my Precip here all the time. Its great.

[CityGirl72]

Maybe she's not lying - I know on days that are a high of 60s, it usually is in the 50s all day and hits 60 at dinner - so to me (and maybe to this person, who was having their first experience) it's really a day in the 50s - no matter what the High is.

[Jennibc]

Originally Posted by Botev1912

It has never been 55 degrees in July during the day! Why do you exaggerate?
July 21 2007: High 74, Low 60, 0.29 inches

That's what the temperature was at the official spot. Temps can vary between five and 10 degrees depending on where you are in the area. It is possible that although the official low was 60 (at the airport, or wherever it is that these temperatures are tracked) but where TTG was, the temp was actually in the 50s.

At any rate, why are you hyperfocusing on that? The point of her post was that despite her initial sadness here, she has adapted with the help of cute rain gear and has grown to like the area because she is able to get out an enjoy what the area has despite the rain.

I have only been perusing this board a few months, but I notice that people on this site are really quick to jump all over each other for silly stuff. What is up with that? Perhaps it's that way on all message boards and because of my limited experience with them I am unaware that's it's permissible to say things to people that in person would be considered extraordinarily rude and/or obnoxious.

Why is it that so many people take it personally when another poster's opinion or perceptions vary from his or her own?

[toughguy]

I only weigh in when people say wild-a** ridiculous things. Like everyone walks around in Seattle looking like this guy:



MMMMMMMM FISHSTICKS

[Jennibc]

I actually like that look ^^^^; I think it would brighten things up around here

[Botev1912]

Originally Posted by CityGirl72

Maybe she's not lying - I know on days that are a high of 60s, it usually is in the 50s all day and hits 60 at dinner - so to me (and maybe to this person, who was having their first experience) it's really a day in the 50s - no matter what the High is.

high for that day is not 60. It is 74 and the low is not even close to 55. And usually the high temperature is reached in the afternoon. That's everywhere in the world

[texastrigirl]

Oh boy, here we go. This is almost not worth arguing about but when someone calls me a liar, I feel the need to defend! I checked wunderground for that day and it shows that the min temp was 60 degrees. It also shows that it was windy (10-16mph max at times) and it was definitely raining and it was a humidity level of 81%. All of those combined could make it feel like 55 degrees which is not off by much from 60. So I stand with my post...it was early evening, and it was pouring rain and felt freaking cold from the much warmer weather I had just had in TX the day before. I am not negative on Seattle and was simply trying to point out for a newcomer that the right gear makes a huge difference in whether or not you enjoy a city. I happen to ALWAYS be cold here ALWAYS. Even in the summer it can feel chilly to someone who has lived a few hours from Mexico for the 12 years prior to living here. So maybe my personal barometer is a little different. It's not a knock on beloved Seattle. I think this a great city and I was simply stating that good gear makes one much happier if they happen to be a person like me who loves to be outside but hates being cold and wet. And as far as your picture goes, that's what my kids look like everyday from October to May. They have really cool yellow rubber slickers from Lands End lined in fleece with matching rubber rain boots and boy are they cute!! And Seattlenextyear, I do hike in my Precip also, rain or shine but it's just not warm enough for this gal. I am petite and gratefully in great shape so I don't have a lot of extra to keep me warm. I am hoping Goretex is the answer because after 2-3 hours of hiking in the rain, I feel like a soggy mess and my Precip isn't long enough to keep the water off my quads. Personal problem I know.

[texastrigirl]

And for the record, I was temporarily living in Harborsteps, just a block or two off of Elliot Bay. I always feel colder when I am closer to the Sound!!