tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post200653978544837098..comments2024-03-18T17:39:59.285-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Secret Revealed: The Northwest Has the Best Summer in the Nation. But Why?Cliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-31507524445659746842020-06-19T12:23:53.265-07:002020-06-19T12:23:53.265-07:00How is Duluth, Minnesota omitted from the list? It...How is Duluth, Minnesota omitted from the list? It has just as cool of a summer as Seattle with bonus thunderstorms and much less people.cornsnicker3https://www.blogger.com/profile/14204670809773551106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-63101282660322986892018-11-29T04:59:22.108-08:002018-11-29T04:59:22.108-08:00Although this is an older post of yours, Cliff, co...Although this is an older post of yours, Cliff, could you help me understand what makes Seattle's (or any place's) dew point lower that other areas? Moisture and relative humidity I get, but what are the magic forces that determine dew point? Thanks!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618994723185002820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-73927517595459983342013-08-06T14:28:15.058-07:002013-08-06T14:28:15.058-07:00Seattle and the Northwest I-5 corridor's weath...Seattle and the Northwest I-5 corridor's weather is called Marine West Coast. It compares to the climate of NW Europe: London, Amsterdam, Paris, Wales. Same thing.SixFive175https://www.blogger.com/profile/05337555663143277436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-63423277607937688112013-07-31T13:08:38.582-07:002013-07-31T13:08:38.582-07:00Yep. Also having grown up on the northeast coast a...Yep. Also having grown up on the northeast coast and northern Europe the truth about winter is the westher is not that bad. The worst thing is that the days are short so the winters are dark - again because of the northerly latitude. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07235860630966767104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72401785908640744002013-07-30T17:47:12.240-07:002013-07-30T17:47:12.240-07:00Only Spokane is better! Warm enough to swim and e...Only Spokane is better! Warm enough to swim and enjoy the many lakes, but everyday is clear and dry. The sky virtually sparkles with clarity!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862482880409641356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-63650060640256852712013-07-30T12:28:08.061-07:002013-07-30T12:28:08.061-07:00In the spirt of Emmett Watson I will offer some co...In the spirt of Emmett Watson I will offer some contrast:<br /><br />A few thunderstorms would provide entertainment, water the garden, and if there is enough rain, suppress fires.<br /><br />It's hard to find water warm enough to swim in.<br /><br />Sometimes (though not this year) summer does not start 'till July.<br /><br />And yes there are few bugs, though also there are no singing insects. Why there are few bugs in something of a mystery to me.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong- I am enjoying this! But there is another side to getting no rain at all. Fires don't often happen in the Eastern forests.Anselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835758313287462921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-55362896753508543262013-07-30T00:34:54.194-07:002013-07-30T00:34:54.194-07:00Fairbanks, Alaska has very pleasant summers. It ac...Fairbanks, Alaska has very pleasant summers. It actually can get rather warm. But the -40f winter days are rough...especially with only a couple hours of sunlight. Jefferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02401924805229932162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-30157197785127919192013-07-29T05:29:34.443-07:002013-07-29T05:29:34.443-07:00I live in Austin TX. I spent 3 weeks in the Seatt...I live in Austin TX. I spent 3 weeks in the Seattle/Portland area. Im sold. Im going to make it my annual get-out-of-Texas July event!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050821369010895647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-45236770521986212402013-07-28T20:53:05.896-07:002013-07-28T20:53:05.896-07:00Forgive my ignorance, but how does one see the sat...Forgive my ignorance, but how does one see the satellite imagery of WA state from space? I'm interested in seeing the fires. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-62559169556813902202013-07-28T12:17:41.473-07:002013-07-28T12:17:41.473-07:00My answer would be yes, because that wet winter we...My answer would be yes, because that wet winter weather with short days is still far superior to the bitterly cold snowy winters we had back home in the Midwest. jm31828https://www.blogger.com/profile/07243206446957627950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-73462539271139015592013-07-26T22:42:06.727-07:002013-07-26T22:42:06.727-07:00Spokane probably ranks high on that list as well.Spokane probably ranks high on that list as well.sshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977746201621388689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-91759620309816589732013-07-26T17:10:28.419-07:002013-07-26T17:10:28.419-07:00They got Denver quite wrong. Denver's average ...They got Denver quite wrong. Denver's average highs in summer are 89. Though areas outside of DIA are slightly cooler.Simfish InquilineKeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717022374136073702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-27627145183129520672013-07-26T16:59:47.364-07:002013-07-26T16:59:47.364-07:00Regarding point 2- almost, but not quite impossibl...Regarding point 2- almost, but not quite impossible. I'm farther south, Willamette Valley, but we had a series of three days in 2009 with temps over 100, and DP's in the mid-60's. Don't recall details of what was going on, but that was one of the most miserable stretches of summer I've experience in Corvallis. And of course, few have air conditioning. http://outsidetheinterzone.blogspot.com/2009/07/better-than-last-two-days.htmlLockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960762797349483760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-45683144386032662862013-07-26T09:29:52.127-07:002013-07-26T09:29:52.127-07:00I have lived in 11 climatologically diverse states...I have lived in 11 climatologically diverse states, and overseas for a time. I relocated to Seattle last Fall and this is my first summer here, and I'd have to say that personal experience matches the assertion that this is the best summer weather.<br /><br />I have been raving about it to friends and family members . . . truly the most spectacular summer weather I have ever experienced. I recognize that this summer has been running warmer than normal, but if I were to account for that, then "normal" would be even better.<br /><br />I guess the question I ask is whether the overcast, wet, cruddy weather for many months of the year (coupled with 8 AM sunrises and 4:15 PM sunsets; which of course you never see because it is almost always cloudy) is an appropriate price to pay for a few weeks of meteorological bliss in the summer. I'll say "yes" today but ask me again in February.Kwa829https://www.blogger.com/profile/14726893384023790637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72729231167738803462013-07-26T06:33:22.185-07:002013-07-26T06:33:22.185-07:00Of course Seattle may be under water with global w...Of course Seattle may be under water with global warming ... meanwhile, if it came to it, you could get air conditioning.Ioannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400837266765333188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-80752124884403753122013-07-26T04:26:30.278-07:002013-07-26T04:26:30.278-07:00Shhhhhhhhhhh. There's already way too many tra...Shhhhhhhhhhh. There's already way too many transplants here. Stop giving away our best kept secret.<br /><br />EVERYONE IGNORE THIS POST. IT RAINS HERE ALL THE TIME AND IT IS MISERABLE. MOVE TO CALIFORNIA. IT'S NICE THERE.Nona Renee Raybernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868629682443095349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-67733373579032847712013-07-25T23:26:31.163-07:002013-07-25T23:26:31.163-07:00I am also originally from Milwaukee, and am also s...I am also originally from Milwaukee, and am also surprised that Milwaukee is # 8 on the list. One possible explanation is that, if the official temperature readings are taken at Milwaukee's airport, that may not be representative of those portions of the metropolitan area that are away from Lake Michigan. The lake exerts a fairly strong cooling influence, and the airport is relatively close to the lake.Richard Fuhrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15610147152246137056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-37776737077052720402013-07-25T23:11:14.612-07:002013-07-25T23:11:14.612-07:00It's not that there are *no* mosquitos in WA, ...It's not that there are *no* mosquitos in WA, it's that their numbers are severely limited compared to almost anywhere else in the country. For instance, I grew up in Maine, where the summer air temps aren't much warmer than here, but the humidity is *much* higher, and it rains frequently in the summer. <br /><br />You don't go out after 4pm there unless you first douse your entire body in bug spray. Mosquitoes, black flies, horse flies, deer flies... it's like being attacked by a fleet of tiny, blood sucking helicopters. And don't get me started on the ticks. UGH.<br /><br />When I first moved here 15 years ago, I couldn't believe that the stores didn't all stock quart-sized containers of bug spray, and most people in the city didn't even have screens on their windows. And then I quickly realized why.<br /><br />Damn, I love Washington.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02716397987389879836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-70028543348605521192013-07-25T22:55:19.245-07:002013-07-25T22:55:19.245-07:00Pony, you sure you should be driving at that time ...Pony, you sure you should be driving at that time of day?<br /><br /><br />(sorry, I had to)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44585399323419665302013-07-25T19:23:36.323-07:002013-07-25T19:23:36.323-07:00no mosquitos... really. obviously whoever wrote th...no mosquitos... really. obviously whoever wrote this hasn't been in washington recently.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962256805884772546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-14281129449733537472013-07-25T15:15:49.439-07:002013-07-25T15:15:49.439-07:00Emmett Watson would not be pleased with this days ...Emmett Watson would not be pleased with this days blog Cliff. Gpacharliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899629492778221889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-63126872271897118022013-07-25T14:53:38.139-07:002013-07-25T14:53:38.139-07:00Where are they getting a nighttime low temp of 52....Where are they getting a nighttime low temp of 52.9F for Seattle? SeaTac averages a low temp of 56F during July/August.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14119121675943204095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-12023599625153740012013-07-25T14:03:15.382-07:002013-07-25T14:03:15.382-07:00Jeez, guy, you don't have to tell the whole wo...Jeez, guy, you don't have to tell the whole world. Now they will all want to live here.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967095263287727226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-88741538671291239422013-07-25T12:50:23.728-07:002013-07-25T12:50:23.728-07:00I would add that it probably should be said that t...I would add that it probably should be said that this great summer weather is for a somewhat restricted portion of the Pacific Northwest -- even though of course the most populated -- namely, the I-5 corridor. And even there you need to be careful, and probably cut it off where the Willamette Valley ends, as Medford, for instance, gets awfully hot for significant periods in the summer. This year, even Eugene has been noticeably warmer than Portland.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672849934921996050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-85447444935634976092013-07-24T22:25:18.990-07:002013-07-24T22:25:18.990-07:00So yay, and I will remember that during the 4 twen...So yay, and I will remember that during the 4 twenty drive home in the 3rd week of January somewhere in Portland.ponydogwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10082293371429085134noreply@blogger.com