When I try to tell people that they don't believe me. Houston actually gets quite a bit more rain on average, except they have the inverse pattern that we have. Seattle gets most of its rain in the Winter/Spring, and nearly droughts every summer dropping to less than an inch in some summer months. Houston on the other hand gets most of its rain in the Spring/Summer (in the form of large gully washers) and less rain in the winter, though it still maintains an average rainfall of 2-3 inches all winter. This is important information because Seattle actually fluctuates between too much rain and not enough, which means that storing water is also a good idea here. I just got a rain barrel and it's awesome! I'm going to get another one soon.
Another cool fact is that Washington hangs out at the same latitude as France. Winemakers only realized this a couple decades ago. Washington is quickly becoming a major exporter of wine in the US (competition for California's Napa valley!) because our various river valleys can successfully grow the same grapes as France's west coast.
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Date: 2007-02-12 07:59 pm (UTC)Another cool fact is that Washington hangs out at the same latitude as France. Winemakers only realized this a couple decades ago. Washington is quickly becoming a major exporter of wine in the US (competition for California's Napa valley!) because our various river valleys can successfully grow the same grapes as France's west coast.