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I live in FL where one would think it rains a lot, but weirdly enough no. We tend to make up rain deficits via hurricanes/tropical storms and the typical thunderstorm that moves over the peninsula rapidly dumping an inch or so of rain in thirty minutes. Where can you live and experience long-soaking rains and more extended thunderstorms for someone who appreciates that type of weather? I have a preference for the northern interior section of the country.
I would say Seattle but it's mostly just a drizzle or light rain for long periods of time and rarely has thunderstorms. I'm thinking somewhere in the Northeast or Midwest.
Western Washington gets a ton of rain. The further west you go, the more you get. The only thing is, there aren’t many places that are livable west of Port Angeles which is where it rains the most. The Hoh rainforest is a neat place to visit if you ever get a chance to go.
In the eastern US, there are actually a few places in western NC that get around 100” per year of rain, making it a borderline temperate rainforest. Unfortunately these areas are very localized though, there’s not a large area like this. It’s mostly around the tristate border of NC, SC, and GA.
Mobile is the rainiest city in the continental US and recieve the most inches of rain. Pretty much the entirety of the northern Gulf Coasts take up the top 10 rainiest cities in US
In terms of how initially characterized the cities that are bolded seem to be the ones. The others are as mentioned either on a narrow peninsula (or similar), surrounded by water making for quick bursts versus extended soakings or Pacific Northwest drizzly.
I live in FL where one would think it rains a lot, but weirdly enough no. We tend to make up rain deficits via hurricanes/tropical storms and the typical thunderstorm that moves over the peninsula rapidly dumping an inch or so of rain in thirty minutes. Where can you live and experience long-soaking rains and more extended thunderstorms for someone who appreciates that type of weather? I have a preference for the northern interior section of the country.
I mean thunderstorms are rare to last all day anywhere, storms themselves are chaotic and sporadic. But maybe the inland South where it is lime green or dark green is the answer?
Western Washington gets a ton of rain. The further west you go, the more you get. The only thing is, there aren’t many places that are livable west of Port Angeles which is where it rains the most. The Hoh rainforest is a neat place to visit if you ever get a chance to go.
Not exactly. The coast and hills west of the Olympics and the hills west of the Cascades are both extremely rainy (particularly west of the Olympics). The Olympic rain shadow is kind of between the two, with far less rain.
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