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1 inch of rain and 9 sunny days in spring, summer, and fall for sure.
I thought about the former in winter, because of mountain snowpack. But even with orographic effect and 9:1 snow-water equivalent, it’s just 2 inches of snow per day, if that.
Pouring rain > drizzling rain > overcast with no rain IMO. I like rain and gladly welcome it - but if it’s overcast with no rain it might as well be sunny.
Depends on where it falls. 1" of rain in Phoenix, Los Angeles, or Las Vegas would cause widespread flooding due to the arid terrain and lack of vegetation to soak up excess water. 1" of rain in the Midwest or Northeast wouldn't be a serious unless it was in the spring and there was considerable snowpack/ice jams.
Okay this is unanimous, a good rain followed by 9 sunny days is winning. Then why is the weather in the PNW touted so much because isn't that constant drizzle? It seems that areas with frontal passage followed by high pressure for long periods of time, like say OK would be preferable over cloudy misty weather that stays around.
Okay this is unanimous, a good rain followed by 9 sunny days is winning. Then why is the weather in the PNW touted so much because isn't that constant drizzle? It seems that areas with frontal passage followed by high pressure for long periods of time, like say OK would be preferable over cloudy misty weather that stays around.
I personally don't like the PNW climate (winter time at least). Spent a week in Seattle for AMS a couple years ago. Awful. Cloudy and cold the whole time. Didn't even drizzle every day but I was ready to leave.
Okay this is unanimous, a good rain followed by 9 sunny days is winning. Then why is the weather in the PNW touted so much because isn't that constant drizzle? It seems that areas with frontal passage followed by high pressure for long periods of time, like say OK would be preferable over cloudy misty weather that stays around.
The PNW weather is more touted for mild temperatures, while the drizzle (well, really, the overcast and short days) is exactly what people dislike about Nov-March weather here. -13°F in Chicago on Wednesday not counting windchill and 51°F in Portland on the same day (with the sun peeking out, too) feels equatorial in comparison.
It’s actually surprisingly dry during El Niño years like this one, as well. We’re running 2” below normal for January precipitation, and half of what we got this month came from a downpour. In the summer, rainy days are rare to the point where rain is actually cheered on if it happens.
The PNW weather is more touted for mild temperatures, while the drizzle (well, really, the overcast and short days) is exactly what people dislike about Nov-March weather here. -13°F in Chicago on Wednesday not counting windchill and 51°F in Portland on the same day (with the sun peeking out, too) feels equatorial in comparison.
It’s actually surprisingly dry during El Niño years like this one, as well. We’re running 2” below normal for January precipitation, and half of what we got this month came from a downpour. In the summer, rainy days are rare to the point where rain is actually cheered on if it happens.
You don't have to compare to such a cold city like Chicago. Let's just use my city, Austin. It's 60F and sunny in Austin, we get those 1" rains then long periods of sunny mild weather. The PNW doesn't but somehow it's touted as better.
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