So Seattle Isnt the Wettest City afterall! LOL

After residing in the Northwest for over 30 years-- this is good to know that Seattle *isnt* the wettest City in the U.S.!!! LOL


Study Reveals Top 10 Wettest U.S. Cities
Andrea Thompson
LiveScience Staff Writer


Do you think Seattle is the rainiest city in the United States? Well, think again.
Mobile, Alabama, actually topped a new list of soggiest cities, with more than 5 feet of rainfall annually, according to a study conducted by San Francisco-based WeatherBill, Inc.
The Southeast dominated the most rainy list, while the Pacific Northwest never enters the list until Olympia, Washington pops up at number 24.

The 10 rainiest cities in the U.S. by amount of annual rainfall include: Mobile, Alabama--67 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy days Pensacola, Florida--65 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days New Orleans, Louisiana--64 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy days West Palm Beach, Florida--63 inches average annual rainfall; 58 average annual rainy days Lafayette, Louisiana--62 inches average annual rainfall; 55 average annual rainy days Baton Rouge, Louisiana--62 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days Miami, Florida--62 inches average annual rainfall; 57 average annual rainy days Port Arthur, Texas--61 inches average annual rainfall; 51 average annual rainy days Tallahassee, Florida--61 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days Lake Charles, Louisiana--58 inches average annual rainfall; 50 average annual rainy days

The study ranked 195 cities by the amount of rainfall they received annually over a 30-year period, although Olympia actually had the most rainy days on average across the three decades (63) of all the cities in the study. Mobile came in second on the latter scale, with 59 average annual rainy days.

Southeastern cities are so prevalent on the list because the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico fuel storms that frequently soak the region, particularly between June and November.
The study also found that in the past 30 years, the East and Southeast seemed to be getting wetter, while the West got drier. Florida, Louisiana and Alabama were the wettest states, while California, Montana, Nevada and Arizona were the driest (Las Vegas took the top spot for driest city).

Average rainfall was highest in the United States between July and September and lowest between January and March.

Got Zoo Doo?

This always makes me laugh when I hear about it on the news. So, if you don't know what to get the hard to buy for person on your list and they are into gardening.... you might just want to give them a gift of Zoo Zoo (or Not!) LOL

Zoo Doo Is Back

By By Stan Orchard

SEATTLE - It's that time of year again, time for gardeners to get some Zoo Doo.

The Woodland Park Zoo says Zoo Doo is some of the richest fertilizer of its kind in the Northwest. Direct from the animals to your garden.

Here's the scoop on the poop: between now and March 15 you, too can get some of the exotic manure for your garden, by simply sending in a postcard.

Send to:

Zoo Doo
Woodland Park Zoo
5500 Phinney Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98103