Where's the rainiest U.S. Cities? Not here!

[Wyody]

Do you think Seattle is the rainiest city in the United States? Well, think again.

Mobile, Alabama, actually topped a new list of soggiest cities, with more than 5 feet of rainfall annually, according to a study conducted by San Francisco-based WeatherBill, Inc.
The Southeast dominated the most rainy list, while the Pacific Northwest never enters the list until Olympia, Washington pops up at number 24.

The 10 rainiest cities in the U.S. by amount of annual rainfall include:

Mobile, Alabama--67 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy days Pensacola, Florida--65 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days New Orleans, Louisiana--64 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy days West Palm Beach, Florida--63 inches average annual rainfall; 58 average annual rainy days Lafayette, Louisiana--62 inches average annual rainfall; 55 average annual rainy days Baton Rouge, Louisiana--62 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days Miami, Florida--62 inches average annual rainfall; 57 average annual rainy days Port Arthur, Texas--61 inches average annual rainfall; 51 average annual rainy days Tallahassee, Florida--61 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days Lake Charles, Louisiana--58 inches average annual rainfall; 50 average annual rainy days

The study ranked 195 cities by the amount of rainfall they received annually over a 30-year period, although Olympia actually had the most rainy days on average across the three decades (63) of all the cities in the study. Mobile came in second on the latter scale, with 59 average annual rainy days.


Southeastern cities are so prevalent on the list because the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico fuel storms that frequently soak the region, particularly between June and November.


The study also found that in the past 30 years, the East and Southeast seemed to be getting wetter, while the West got drier. Florida, Louisiana and Alabama were the wettest states, while California, Montana, Nevada and Arizona were the driest (Las Vegas took the top spot for driest city).


Average rainfall was highest in the United States between July and September and lowest between January and March.

[the dufferz]

indeed,

Seattle does not get the rain everyone thinks is does. What it does get is clouds clouds clouds and drizzle... what I call "dry rain".

Downpours that drench a body in seconds are rare here, and I have the feeling the other cities on that list get that kind of rain more often.

They will drowed you to death, Seattle will drizzle you to death.

[MyAzi]

I would rather have that drizzle than heavy rains and the flooding that usually follows!!!!

[Wyoming53]

I had to do a project in Portland so I pulled my camper trailer out to Skamainia Washington and stayed there. Course, those old tin tents have leaks after you pull them. I had a roof leak in August. All you do is re-seal the roof. But it's gotta be dry. So I put a tarp over it until it quit raining. But like mentioned, it's just a drizzle. Finally dried out in June so I could re-seal the roof.

We never did have a hard rain, just a mist, just enough to keep me from re-sealing the roof. When I rinally got it done, it was only two weeks and the company sent me to San Diego. Had to re-seal it again.

[TalmudTemple]

if it rains here in SW FL, the difference is that you can be assured the sun generally comes out very quickly or shortly after....like in the summer

I lived the the Pacific NW, you can have it in terms of comparative yearly weather, and everything else

[the dufferz]

Originally Posted by TalmudTemple

if it rains here in SW FL, the difference is that you can be assured the sun generally comes out very quickly or shortly after....like in the summer

I lived the the Pacific NW, you can have it in terms of comparative yearly weather, and everything else

Thank you. I have it, don't want to give it up!

[Wyody]

Originally Posted by the dufferz

Thank you. I have it, don't want to give it up!

At 61 degrees yesterday, I was absolutely roasting! Can't hardly get anything done from wiping sweat off of parts of me. I recall the same sort of scenario in Florida - except I could wear light-weight clothing. I go outside here and sweat - yet, my neck is all cold and it causes me some grief. I suppose I'll learn (that's what I get for having a job - where's my freaking Sea Ray Talmud?)
Now, the only problem I'm seeing here is, I'm two blocks from this gigantic monster of an Ocean - but I can't use it! Too rocky, rip-tidey and cold to spend time in.
I still gots some things to figure out.