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There isn't such a thing as rain that is maritime in nature. What you are referring to is rain that is typically lighter, due to being at higher latitudes.
That's not true. Continental locations at least in the US tend to get more of their rainfall in high intensity events compared to more ocean influenced locations at the same latitude.
That's not true. Continental locations at least in the US tend to get more of their rainfall in high intensity events compared to more ocean influenced locations at the same latitude.
Might not be particularly helpful, but in terms of the average annual max daily precipitation, Seattle is in the same range as most continental locations.
Seattle - 2.19 in, Des Moines, IA - 2.55. NYC - 3.31.
I'd like to do a map someday showing annual precipitation days (if there isn't one already).
That's not true. Continental locations at least in the US tend to get more of their rainfall in high intensity events compared to more ocean influenced locations at the same latitude.
Could you describe the rainfall of my climate, and how it is uniquely maritime in character?
I would say in this case that NYC feels wetter. Seattle has very wet winters for sure.. but there is a clear dry season in summer that would be noticeable. For someone living there, they would think 'we have rainy winters, but our summers are dry' Someone in NYC would say 'we are never dry throughout the year'
I would say in this case that NYC feels wetter. Seattle has very wet winters for sure.. but there is a clear dry season in summer that would be noticeable. For someone living there, they would think 'we have rainy winters, but our summers are dry' Someone in NYC would say 'we are never dry throughout the year'
Relatives lived in Seattle for a number of years, and they described it as wet compared to here, even though here has 40% higher rainfall. Seattle's dry summers didn't define the climate for them.
Could you describe the rainfall of my climate, and how it is uniquely maritime in character?
No, I'm unfamiliar with it anyway. But what does that have to do with the point of my post? Rain on average being lighter doesn't just reflect latitude but other geographical factors as well.
I would say in this case that NYC feels wetter. Seattle has very wet winters for sure.. but there is a clear dry season in summer that would be noticeable. For someone living there, they would think 'we have rainy winters, but our summers are dry' Someone in NYC would say 'we are never dry throughout the year'
Eh. I wouldn't go that far, the dry-ish months are 3, maybe 4 months of the year, and the winter months are so drizzly they'd stand out more to the locals. Locals seem to think of their climate as a very rainy climate.
Relatives lived in Seattle for a number of years, and they described it as wet compared to here, even though here has 40% higher rainfall. Seattle's dry summers didn't define the climate for them.
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Eh. I wouldn't go that far, the dry-ish months are 3, maybe 4 months of the year, and the winter months are so drizzly they'd stand out more to the locals. Locals seem to think of their climate as a very rainy climate.
I guess I'd have to live in both places.
For here, our rainfall is pretty regular throughout the year, dry months can occur at any time (although October and November are least likely to be dry) but I always tend to associate our summers as being drier.
I'd have to live through a Seattle winter to make my mind up on this, and I also guess that NYC has relatively short sharp showers as the majority of their precipitation
Locals seem to think of their climate as a very rainy climate.
not rainy, but damp and cloudy. When it rains here, you can barely get wet if you stay outside. That is why almost nobody owns an umbrella.
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