tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post8714035173083697735..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Seattle Rain ShadowCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-5553581155036196202016-06-20T14:52:58.063-07:002016-06-20T14:52:58.063-07:00Thank you 1000 times over, Cliff! It feels great ...Thank you 1000 times over, Cliff! It feels great to know that my observations of the odd Seattle dryness were not just my imagination. I really appreciate this explanation ... you're the best!tracksdc89https://www.blogger.com/profile/13859004679371356481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-67588809536084845362016-06-17T18:12:16.376-07:002016-06-17T18:12:16.376-07:00Welcome to the shadow, Seattlites.
We suffer all...Welcome to the shadow, Seattlites. <br /><br />We suffer all winter from this dry, sunny phenomena on the NE side of the Olympics. Winter storms love coming from the SW, crashing into the Olympics to partially exhaust themselves before skirting around, drawn to Olympia and then the western Cascades like a magnet, dousing greater Seattle along the way. But nary a drop for the rainshadow afflicted. <br /><br />Now it's your turn. Just when you need water the most for your garden, the weather denies it and heartbreakingly sends it to someone else. You can start growing cactus, or live with drip irrigation and brown lawns like we do in Sequim. We're enjoying receiving some of your missing moisture. John Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271037292493818827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-12923353496581404182016-06-17T07:55:41.736-07:002016-06-17T07:55:41.736-07:00Think of it as a microcosm of the rain shadow cast...Think of it as a microcosm of the rain shadow cast over Eastern Washington by the Cascades or, my favorite, the rain shadow of Mouna Loa and Mouna Kea over the leeward side of the Big Island.<br /><br />Seriously, areas downslope of mountain ranges present some unique forecasting challenges. Congratulations on your model nailing it, Cliff!drysiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316722884391604691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-4880444290170170662016-06-16T22:57:27.447-07:002016-06-16T22:57:27.447-07:00Wet wet wet at the Admiralty inlet. Over 2 inches...Wet wet wet at the Admiralty inlet. Over 2 inches in the rain gauge. Record wet winter too. Storms from the west, not South West.<br /><br />Ready for Junuary cold and rain to end it destroys crops, lots of lost strawberries.Organic Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694548750704036717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-25226892634149328312016-06-16T16:42:30.617-07:002016-06-16T16:42:30.617-07:00We experienced the rain shadow a lot this winter u...We experienced the rain shadow a lot this winter up by the Canadian border. While Seattle was near record rainfall, we were barely at average up here (below average some months).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384392720351147194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-68308592918821261932016-06-16T15:36:55.668-07:002016-06-16T15:36:55.668-07:00For the last two days our weather has come from th...For the last two days our weather has come from the south -- not west over the Olympics -- and yet the rain shadow persists. How do you explain that?KRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313877118412966558noreply@blogger.com