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I give Seattle's climate a C+. Not bad, but also not too good.
It might be the gloomiest major city in the continental USA, but sunshine is fairly close to average by global standards and the rain/cloudiness/perpetually cool temperatures don't really interfere with daily life and it is nowhere close to being unbearable. Cold, continental winters are harder to deal with. There is a HUGE difference between -5 C and +5 C.
I honestly find it interesting that Vancouver is doing better than Seattle in its poll. Both polls have quite a lot of voters so random error shouldn't be very significant. There are quite a few voters who don't post regularly in the weather forum, but still...
I give Seattle's climate a C+. Not bad, but also not too good.
It might be the gloomiest major city in the continental USA, but sunshine is fairly close to average by global standards and the rain/cloudiness/perpetually cool temperatures don't really interfere with daily life and it is nowhere close to being unbearable. Cold, continental winters are harder to deal with. There is a HUGE difference between -5 C and +5 C.
I honestly find it interesting that Vancouver is doing better than Seattle in its poll. Both polls have quite a lot of voters so random error shouldn't be very significant. There are quite a few voters who don't post regularly in the weather forum, but still...
Bias is real. Very, very real.
Vancouver is much better because it is much snowier and squallier than Seattle, thereby much funner. Both of them yield non-existant "summers", so I'd much rather the climate with proper, snowy winters
As for the rating, Seattle = D–; far too bland, with no thunderstorms.
Yes it bloody well is. Vancouver yields 1° / 6° C averages Midwinter; Anglers Reach yields –3° / 6° C Midwinter, but Vancouver yields far more precipitation—although quite a bit warmer than my climate. I receive about ~25-30 days of snowfall, for comparison.
Vancouver gets plenty of snowfall; mind you, I am not referring to stale, old snow which never replenishes. Snowfall>>>>>snow accumulation, for me.
Vancouver is much better because it is much snowier and squallier than Seattle, thereby much funner. Both of them yield non-existant "summers", so I'd much rather the climate with proper, snowy winters
As for the rating, Seattle = D–; far too bland, with no thunderstorms.
Thank you for your level-headed response mate. Good on ya!
Seättle is also prone to reverwse west windflow during winter which contributes to its utter lack of snow. Likewise in summer, there is a reverwse east windflow which prohibits any appreciable summer precipitation, whether it is in the form of stratocrapulous light rain or thunderstorms. Seättle residents unfortunately don't have the word "thunderstorm" in their vocabulary.
Yes it bloody well is. Vancouver yields 1° / 6° C averages Midwinter; Anglers Reach yields –3° / 6° C Midwinter, but Vancouver yields far more precipitation—although quite a bit warmer than my climate. I receive about ~25-30 days of snowfall, for comparison.
Vancouver gets plenty of snowfall; mind you, I am not referring to stale, old snow which never replenishes. Snowfall>>>>>snow accumulation, for me.
I think it’s a matter of perspective here as well. No one in the US or Canada would consider either Seattle or Vancouver snowy. Vancouver is like a tropical paradise to Canadians lol.
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