From a story in today's NY Times:
Seattle, which averages about 38 inches of rain annually, is far from the country's wettest big city. Atlanta, Boston, Houston, Miami and New York are just some of the others that get more rain.
I didn't know that.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Factoid of the Day: 27 Nov 2006
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What that statistic doesn't tell you, though, is that on the days when rain doesn't actually hit the ground it is still overcast, gray, and rain-feeling. What the locals tell you there is that the way they forecast the weather is quite simple. If you can see Mr. Rainer, it's going to rain. If you can't see Mr. Rainer, it's raining. A more telling statistic is how many days are overcast? They've probably got everybody beat on that score. It's a climate something like London's. If the sun ever comes out, people run outside and stare at the sky in wonder.
Ah, you guys and your bringing of the facts.
Any Irishman or -woman will tell you that these only mess up a good story.
Apart from having a well-known liberal bias, I mean.
Yeah, I visited Seattle during winter. The sun never once came out and it never quite dried up. Perhaps the total rain is less than some other cities, but there is six months of drizzle. At least NYC gets some sunshine!
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