Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
One word: drizzle. And LOTS of it. Although the occasional downpour does happen. (Kind of like Seattle. Tons of (cold) drizzle but occasionally we get downpours that help to up our precipitation totals). Sun breaks are far and few between, often short lived, lasting from a few minutes to an hour or two each. Very overcast. Heavily moderated temperatures. No thunderstorms, ever. Even less sun than "Le Dump" as even when the drizzle takes breaks, a layer of overcast is almost always present. Exceedingly rare are the days of clear blue skies lasting from sunrise to sunset. At least the constant drizzle keeps things green.
There's a bit more than drizzle going on to get over 130mm of rain every month of the year.
Very high rainfall for such a cool climate.
Very dreary climate - D.
There's a bit more than drizzle going on to get over 130mm of rain every month of the year.
Very high rainfall for such a cool climate.
Very dreary climate - D.
It's like Seattle. Tons of drizzle with the occasional downpour. I will edit in a little note about that.
It's not remotely like any climate on earth, including Seattle. Even Southern Ocean depression-zones get about 500 hours of sun in a year.
Obviously. I was referring specifically to how the precipitation falls. Like Seattle, MOST of it is drizzle, but on occasion we also get downpours which bump up our precipitation totals.
D- the non freezing winters and a few months averaging 10C save it from a failing grade... at least trees hypothetically could grow in this climate albeit they'd be extremely dwarfed.. more like bushes.
EDIT: with a record low of only -3C.. I wonder if palm trees could grow in this climate.. maybe Trachycarpus and Jubaea?
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
