Precipitation Perception

I was talking to my brother Dave the other night telling him our rainfall totals for Sept.(16.3") and Oct.(15.8") of this year. He commented that that is what people think of Seattle and the northwest. Well, a check with weather.com shows that Seattle averages 37.1 inches of rain/precipitation a year. while Sitka averages 86 inches. Some sources indicate that it is closer to 100 inches.

As a comparision to other places we have lived:

• Logan 18"
• Memphis 55"
• Raleigh 46"
  
• Rhode Island 46"
  
• Long Beach 13"

Other "rainy" places to compare:

• Orlando, FL 48"
  
• Honolulu, HI 18"
• Hilo/Kona, HI 126"/11"
• London, England 30"
  

So Dave has a great point. Many may think it rains 24/7 in Seattle, but people also think that we are living in a frozen waste land and never see the sun instead of a rainforest.