tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post8559804760672404599..comments2024-03-18T22:50:29.792-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Is San Juan Island the sunniest location in western Washington?Cliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72259779980818254582012-07-08T19:22:17.399-07:002012-07-08T19:22:17.399-07:00WRONG. Do your research.
http://www.bestplaces.net...WRONG. Do your research.<br />http://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/washington/sequim<br /><br />Sequim:132 sunny days<br />Seattle:152 sunny days<br />San Juan Island(Friday Harbor):157 sunny days<br />Clinton: 164 sunny days<br /><br />I lived in Sequim for years and it's HORRIBLY cold and grey there, compared to other places in Washington. The "rain shadow" that real estate agents have been lying about for years does NOT mean more sun. It means less rain but MORE CLOUDS, as you can see the facts show above.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303106781868744592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-81462543158667587532009-09-03T14:19:54.315-07:002009-09-03T14:19:54.315-07:00What would be truly interesting is a piece of soft...What would be truly interesting is a piece of software which pull the satellite images as often as possible (allowed/refreshed), archive those after some photo analysis. Over time it could be easy data mined and proven with fact. Heck - the myriad of data mining metrics which could be performed would be quite fun. :<br /><br />P.S. - Love the blog. :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501256880274368765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-15963575565578929462009-09-01T16:15:59.824-07:002009-09-01T16:15:59.824-07:00I'd hazard a guess that the Olympic foothills ...I'd hazard a guess that the Olympic foothills about 5 miles south of the Strait near Sequim are sunnier than either. I live about 2 miles southwest of Sequim and on the morning of Aug 31 I could see sun to the south and fog to the north for quite a long time.<br /><br />I work in Dungeness and it's generally far foggier (and COLDER in summer) there than at home (no surprise really). I'd say this spring/summer for every foggy morning I've had here at home - which haven't been that many - there have been 5 foggy mornings out at Dungeness. And if it does form here, it burns off much earlier.<br /><br />Less commonly, I've observed a low cloud deck to the south stacked up against the Olympics (sometimes extending just over me) and sun to the north. But this scenario seems much less frequent.<br /><br />All this to say, a detailed analysis should consider multiple points throughout the north Olympic Peninsula and islands. PA, PT and even Sequim proper are all too close to the water to really represent the weather/climate of the North Olympic Peninsula. I've also noticed a temperature difference of as much as 30 degrees on hot summer days (but usually more like 10-15) between here and the Strait. Ironically most of the 'sun' business are in the fog belt.Ian Barclayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18361347365208164631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-43206388468333835122009-09-01T15:41:57.796-07:002009-09-01T15:41:57.796-07:00Andy..BUT..there is no wind in Ellensburg now..cli...Andy..BUT..there is no wind in Ellensburg now..cliffCliff Mass Weather Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-39405846756152688262009-09-01T15:14:36.788-07:002009-09-01T15:14:36.788-07:00Cliff --
Great posting, and what a job settling ...Cliff -- <br /><br />Great posting, and what a job settling AND stirring up a debate all at the same time!<br /><br />By the way, perfect conditions today to power up PSE's Wild Horse and Hopkins Ridge wind facilities in Central and Eastern Washington.<br /><br />Cloudy west side + clear east side = plenty of wind power.<br /><br />Andy Wappler<br />Puget Sound Energy<br />http://askandy.pse.com<br />@PSETalk on TwitterAndy Wapplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03235225885425168121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44197831099939412952009-09-01T14:17:37.583-07:002009-09-01T14:17:37.583-07:00On that second photograph the only lowland area th...On that second photograph the only lowland area that had no fog was where the PCSZ normally forms. Is it an "anti-PCSZ" if you will? Enough or just the right winds to keep fog out of this small area? Or just a coincidence? I live in that area and saw no fog at all yesterday morning.WeatherNerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03905391619197657520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-18219799616347216502009-09-01T09:55:38.941-07:002009-09-01T09:55:38.941-07:00Very interesting, Cliff. Somewhere in my stack of ...Very interesting, Cliff. Somewhere in my stack of maps I have a real estate flyer from Port Townsend that actually attempts to show contour lines of precipitation in the rain shadow. I don't know where they got the info (it's not cited), but the driest part is shown out in the water between San Juan island and the peninsula.<br /><br />Although San Juan island may be sunny, that doesn't mean it's warm! The winds and constant marine air mean it's often in the 60s, while in Seattle it could be pushing 80 on the same day.Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529513839998052229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-8029515347378624832009-09-01T08:29:15.646-07:002009-09-01T08:29:15.646-07:00Where cactus and fir grow within sight of each oth...Where cactus and fir grow within sight of each other.mainstreeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311958194036737432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-14735596161285959492009-09-01T06:24:53.781-07:002009-09-01T06:24:53.781-07:00Thanks for this. I've been wondering if this ...Thanks for this. I've been wondering if this is the case for years!Big White Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481312150639291550noreply@blogger.com