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Köppen climate types of the Olympic Peninsula. Most of the peninsula has an oceanic climate, or Cfb under the Köppen climate classification. Most populated areas, however, have a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, or Csb. The Olympic Peninsula is home to temperate rain forests, including the Hoh, Queets Rain Forest, and Quinault.
[citation needed] The rainforest receives an average of 140 inches (360 cm) of annual precipitation—among the rainiest places in the United States. [1] [2] The Hoh River valley was formed thousands of years ago by glaciers and is the ancestral home of the Hoh people. Within Olympic National Park, the forest is protected from commercial ...
The Olympic Mountains are a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula of the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are not especially high – Mount Olympus is the highest summit at 7,980 ft (2,432 m); however, the eastern slopes rise precipitously out of Puget Sound from sea level, and the western slopes are separated from the Pacific Ocean by ...
Call it an atmospheric river, a Pineapple Express or just weather, but some parts of California and the U.S. Northwest are being slammed by up to foot of rain before the storm runs out of moisture ...
Hinson added that a decent amount of rain will be impacting the Sierra as well, dumping 2-4 inches of rain on the Foothills and 6-12 inches of snow along the range.
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Aerial view of Port Angeles. Port Angeles (/ ˈ æ n dʒ əl ə s / AN-jəl-əs) is a city and county seat of Clallam County, Washington, United States. [7] The population was 19,960 at the 2020 census, [5] it is the most populous city in the county, as well as the most populous city on the Olympic Peninsula.
The climate of California varies widely from hot desert to alpine tundra, depending on latitude, elevation, and proximity to the Pacific Coast. California 's coastal regions, the Sierra Nevada foothills, and much of the Central Valley have a Mediterranean climate , with warmer, drier weather in summer and cooler, wetter weather in winter.