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Rainy day in Capitol Hill, Seattle.Seattle experiences around 150 days with at least 0.01 inches (0.25 mm) precipitation each year. The climate of Seattle is temperate, classified in the warm-summer (in contrast to hot-summer) subtype of the Mediterranean zone by the most common climate classification (Köppen: Csb) [2] [3] [4] although some sources put the city in the oceanic zone (Trewartha ...
Northern Puget Sound" is frequently considered part of the Puget Sound watershed, which enlarges its size to 13,700 sq mi (35,000 km 2). [18] The USGS uses the name "Puget Sound" for its hydrologic unit subregion 1711, which includes areas draining to Puget Sound proper as well as the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Strait of Georgia, and the ...
Digitally colored elevation map of Washington. Climate change in the US state of Washington is a subject of study and projection today. The major impacts of climate change in Washington State include increase in carbon dioxide levels, increase in temperatures, earlier annual snow melt, sea level rise, and others.
A preview of the rainy season played Friday in the Puget Sound region, with more than a half-inch of rain falling in Tacoma. Forecasters say we can expect the weather to undergo big changes over ...
On April 18, 2008, a strong and very unseasonable snow-producing Puget Sound Convergence Zone storm formed around Everett, and spread south throughout the course of the afternoon and evening. [6] By evening, the Zone had spread into northern King County, dumping 3.5 inches (89 mm) of snow in Shoreline, and 6.5 inches (170 mm) of snow in ...
Breezy conditions will start sweeping certain parts of the Puget Sound early next week, according to a forecast briefing by NWS Seattle. Gustier winds will come later on. Nearby rivers will also ...
The Puget Sound region is a coastal area of the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. state of Washington, including Puget Sound, the Puget Sound lowlands, and the surrounding region roughly west of the Cascade Range and east of the Olympic Mountains. It is characterized by a complex array of saltwater bays, islands, and peninsulas carved out by ...
It may look like a winter wonderland out there right now, but the weather could turn nasty for south Puget Sound later this week. The snow looks nice now, but S. Puget Sound should prepare for ...