Seattle weather... sunshine?


 Correctly identify the following terms heard in the Everett-Seattle area:

	1) reverse commute
	2) sun breaks
	3) sunshine delays
	4) floating bridges (name them) (and what they're made out of ;)
	5) rust (ok, so this isn't a term you hear around here, replace it with "mold")

sunshine hours
LISTING OF CITIES WITH THE MOST SUNSHINE, Most to Least...
Temperatureincheshrs
CityStateWinterSummerRainSnowSunshine
most
RenoNV34.167.57.1628.63370
Los AngelesCA56.469.515.4T3217
Salt Lake CityUT29.872.713.7246.23064
San DiegoCA55.76710.0303015
BoiseID32.569.812.7152768
Des MoinesIA2473.631.7432.32766
San AntonioTX54.182.927.090.52721
St. LouisMO41.177.539.2317.52693
New YorkNY32.471.942.9930.92685
CincinnatiOH33.675.138.418.22670
HelenaMT23.164.612.6954.42666
BismarkND1267.316.3934.32658
ChicagoIL2770.932.8133.42645
PhiladelphiaPA34.374.140.4122.42627
MinneapolisMN16.770.427.1941.12614
PortlandME24.765.742.1670.62586
SpokaneWA3067.315.835.82583
WashingtonDC35.67541.8520.52583
RoseburgOR42.665.632.285.92293
PortlandOR40.965.341.612.92155
SeattleWA41.862.933.311.22049

1998

  Sun or Clouds?
1998 Seattle Sun or Clouds? Summary - Number of Days
Status Above Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Sunny 2 3 5 8 2 8 12 16 18 8 1 1 84
Partly-Cloudy 10 10 15 17 11 8 9 8 8 4 8 8 116
Cloudy 19 15 11 5 18 14 10 7 4 19 21 22 165
Number of Days With Precipitation
Rain 26 24 20 14 21 14 9 3 5 16 25 23 200
Snow 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5
Back to Top   Precipitation Totals
1998 Seattle Precipitation Summary - In Inches
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Normal 5.38" 3.99" 3.54" 2.33" 1.70" 1.50" 0.76" 1.14" 1.88" 3.23" 5.83" 5.91" 37.19"
Actual 7.15" 3.31" 3.96" 1.00" 1.98" 1.11" 0.41" 0.27" 0.72" 3.47" 11.62" 8.98" 43.98"
1998 Maximum 24 Hour Precipitation Totals
Amt 0.95" 0.68" 0.79" 0.50" 0.65" 0.50" 0.11" 0.20" 0.46" 0.70" 3.04" 1.53"  
Day 1/5 2/12 3/22 4/23 5/24 6/24 7/15 8/16 9/25 10/12 11/25 12/27  
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Back to Top   Temperatures
1998 Seattle Temperature Summary - In Fahrenheit Degrees
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average Daily High
Normal 45.0 49.5 52.7 57.2 63.9 69.9 75.2 75.2 69.3 59.7 50.5 45.1
Actual 46.9 51.2 53.2 58.5 61.3 68.0 77.4 77.3 73.1 59.4 50.9 44.2
Average Daily Low
Normal 35.2 37.4 38.5 41.2 46.3 51.9 55.2 55.7 51.9 45.8 40.1 35.8
Actual 37.3 40.3 40.0 42.3 48.4 51.7 57.8 56.2 53.1 45.8 42.5 35.6
1998 High and Low Temperatures
High 59 62 68 80 81 82 97 88 86 72 57 57
Low 23 30 28 34 41 48 54 52 46 36 36 15
Back to Top   Wind Speed
1998 Seattle Wind Speed Summary - In MPH
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily Average
9.9 8.7 6.2 6.3 6.9 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.9 6.4 8.5 8.7
Peak Gust
44 SW 38 S 30 S 30 SW 26 S 30 NE 20 SW 22 NE 30 NE 36 S 48 SW 40 S
1/14 2/8 3/26 4/11 5/15 6/15, 18 7/12 8/16 9/7 10/8 11/24 12/27

1999

  Sun or Clouds?
1999 Seattle Sun or Clouds? Summary - Number of Days
Status Above Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Sunny 1 0 3 8 6 2 13 8 18 8 1 4 72
Partly-Cloudy 9 11 18 12 14 11 9 12 6 8 6 7 123
Cloudy 21 17 10 10 11 17 9 11 6 15 23 20 170
Number of Days With Precipitation
Rain 25 25 23 17 17 20 11 13 3 17 25 20 216
Snow 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Back to Top   Precipitation Totals
1999 Seattle Precipitation Summary - In Inches
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Normal 5.38" 3.99" 3.54" 2.33" 1.70" 1.50" 0.76" 1.14" 1.88" 3.23" 5.83" 5.91" 37.19"
Actual 6.84" 6.95" 3.66" 1.38" 2.12" 1.86" 1.18" 0.93" 0.17" 2.26" 9.60" 5.06" 42.01"
1999 Maximum 24 Hour Precipitation Totals
Amt 0.92" 1.04" 0.67" 0.21" 0.65" 1.00" 0.64" 0.25" 0.08" 0.64" 1.52" 1.40"  
Day 1/14 2/27 3/12 4/19 5/17 6/24 7/16 8/6 9/24 10/8 11/12 12/15  
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Back to Top   Temperatures
1999 Seattle Temperature Summary - In Fahrenheit Degrees
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average Daily High
Normal 45.0 49.5 52.7 57.2 63.9 69.9 75.2 75.2 69.3 59.7 50.5 45.1
Actual 46.0 47.5 50.6 57.3 59.6 65.7 71.7 73.4 70.9 59.4 53.2 46.1
Average Daily Low
Normal 35.2 37.4 38.5 41.2 46.3 51.9 55.2 55.7 51.9 45.8 40.1 35.8
Actual 37.9 37.5 38.0 39.7 44.0 50.6 53.1 56.1 50.7 44.9 42.6 37.8
1999 High and Low Temperatures
High 53 53 64 81 78 85 86 82 87 69 62 53
Low 30 31 30 34 36 43 48 50 42 36 34 30
Back to Top   Wind Speed
1999 Seattle Wind Speed Summary - In MPH
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily Average
8.5 11.5 9.2 7.2 7.6 7.0 6.6 6.2 6.6 7.3 7.2 8.5
Peak Gust
40 S 49 SW 60 S 28 SW 36 W 32 SW 31 SW 24 SW 41 SW 40 SE 38 S 41 SW
1/29 2/6 3/3 4/2 5/6 6/5 7/7 8/25 9/24 10/27 11/3 12/17

2000

  Sun or Clouds?
2000 Seattle Sun or Clouds? Summary - Number of Days
Status Above Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Sunny 8 5 2 6 4 8 10 12 9 6 4 3 77
Partly-Cloudy 5 11 12 12 9 12 13 12 11 10 13 10 130
Cloudy 18 13 17 12 18 10 8 7 10 15 13 18 159
Number of Days With Precipitation
Rain 24 20 22 17 20 11 6 8 15 15 13 18 189
Snow 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Back to Top   Precipitation Totals
2000 Seattle Precipitation Summary - In Inches
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Normal 5.38" 3.99" 3.54" 2.33" 1.70" 1.50" 0.76" 1.14" 1.88" 3.23" 5.83" 5.91" 37.19"
Actual 3.77" 5.25" 2.82" 1.48" 3.27" 1.57" 0.23" 0.33" 1.12" 3.00" 3.26" 2.51" 28.61"
2000 Maximum 24 Hour Precipitation Totals
Amt 0.46" 1.34" 0.46" 0.35" 0.74" 0.56" 0.11" 0.28" 0.30" 0.79" 1.12" 0.75"  
Day 1/31 2/1 3/13 4/13 5/9 6/11 7/22 8/18 9/10 10/8 11/26 12/16  
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Back to Top   Temperatures
2000 Seattle Temperature Summary - In Fahrenheit Degrees
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average Daily High
Normal 45.0 49.5 52.7 57.2 63.9 69.9 75.2 75.2 69.3 59.7 50.5 45.1
Actual 45.2 49.9 50.9 58.8 60.7 69.3 73.5 72.9 68.6 59.2 48.5 46.0
Average Daily Low
Normal 35.2 37.4 38.5 41.2 46.3 51.9 55.2 55.7 51.9 45.8 40.1 35.8
Actual 35.3 37.5 38.0 43.0 47.0 51.8 55.1 54.0 51.9 46.0 36.4 35.5
2000 High and Low Temperatures
High 52 59 62 68 73 88 85 83 84 77 57 55
Low 29 31 32 35 39 47 50 50 45 40 27 28
Back to Top   Wind Speed
2000 Seattle Wind Speed Summary - In MPH
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily Average
8.8 7.5 6.9 7.2 7.1 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.5 5.7 7.3
Peak Gust
52 S 37 SE 44 SW 32 SW 29 SW 29 S 22 SW 25 SW 29 SW 28 S, NE 32 SW, SE 48 SW
1/16 2/1 3/11 4/4 5/27 6/12 7/13, 22 8/31 9/8 10/17, 20 11/4, 29 12/14

2001

  Sun or Clouds?
2001 Seattle Sun or Clouds? Summary - Number of Days
Status Above Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Sunny 4 7 4 4 9 6 10 12 10 3 2 4 75
Partly-Cloudy 12 12 10 12 16 13 15 12 8 9 6 11 136
Cloudy 15 9 17 14 6 11 6 7 12 19 22 16 154
Number of Days With Precipitation
Rain 22 12 23 18 11 14 6 9 8 20 19 22 184
Snow 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Back to Top   Precipitation Totals
2001 Seattle Precipitation Summary - In Inches
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Normal 5.38" 3.99" 3.54" 2.33" 1.70" 1.50" 0.76" 1.14" 1.88" 3.23" 5.83" 5.91" 37.19"
Actual 2.70" 2.07" 2.73" 3.16" 1.39" 3.05" 1.03" 2.32" 0.83" 3.12" 9.25" 5.89" 37.54"
Maximum 24 Hour Precipitation Totals
Amt 0.76" 0.44" 0.58" 0.78" 0.56" 1.16" 0.65" 1.41" 0.36" 0.44" 2.61" 1.63"  
Day 1/21 2/16 3/18 4/10 5/15 6/11 7/16 8/22 9/25 10/31 11/14 12/13  
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Back to Top   Temperatures
2001 Seattle Temperature Summary - In Fahrenheit Degrees
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average Daily High
Normal 45.0 49.5 52.7 57.2 63.9 69.9 75.2 75.2 69.3 59.7 50.5 45.1
Actual 47.6 47.7 52.1 54.8 64.7 65.3 71.7 73.8 67.7 56.8 51.5 46.7
Average Daily Low
Normal 35.2 37.4 38.5 41.2 46.3 51.9 55.2 55.7 51.9 45.8 40.1 35.8
Actual 36.4 33.8 38.7 40.9 45.8 49.9 53.2 55.8 51.8 44.9 41.8 36.3
Mean Average
Normal 40.9 43.4 46.2 50.2 55.8 60.7 65.3 65.7 61.1 52.7 45.2 40.7
Actual 42.0 40.7 45.4 47.9 55.3 57.6 62.5 64.8 59.8 50.9 46.7 41.5
Maximum High
High 57 56 66 71 85 79 83 88 77 71 62 54
Day 1/7 2/21 3/7 4/25 5/31 6/20 7/3 8/10 9/12,14,22 10/4,5 11/15 12/28
Minimum Low
Low 27 26 31 34 39 44 49 51 44 32 34 30
Day 1/16 2/7 3/3 4/4 5/3 6/3 7/7 8/1,20 9/27 10/28 11/28 12/25
Back to Top   Wind Speed
2001 Seattle Wind Speed Summary - In MPH
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily Average
6.8 6.8 7.7 7.5 6.4 6.0 5.5 5.6 4.6 7.5 7.0 9.0
Maximum Peak Gust
38 SW 29 SW, W 37 SW 40 SW 33 SW, S 30 W 28 SW 22 SE 26 S 43 SW 40 S 45 SW
1/5 2/1, 2 3/1 4/30 5/15,16 6/1 7/28 8/22 9/26 10/23 11/20 12/1

2002

  Sun or Clouds?
2002 Seattle Sun or Clouds? Summary - Number of Days
Status Above Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Sunny 0 3 2 5 3 10 12 15 13 9 7 2 81
Partly-Cloudy 5 14 11 10 14 10 12 11 10 5 5 5 112
Cloudy 26 11 18 15 14 10 7 5 7 17 18 24 172
Number of Days With Precipitation
Rain 23 18 17 15 19 12 8 6 9 11 15 21 174
Snow 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Back to Top   Precipitation Totals
2002 Seattle Precipitation Summary - In Inches
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Normal 5.13" 4.18" 3.75" 2.59" 1.77" 1.49" 0.79" 1.02" 1.63" 3.19" 5.90" 5.62" 37.06"
Actual 6.49" 4.18" 2.82" 4.29" 1.11" 1.73" 0.64" 0.04" 0.42" 0.66" 3.71" 5.98" 32.07"
Maximum 24 Hour Precipitation Totals
Amt 1.21" 0.95" 1.01" 1.45" 0.21" 0.79" 0.58" 0.02" 0.15" 0.49" 0.90" 1.31"  
Day 1/24 2/21 3/11 4/13 5/28 6/28 7/7 8/5 9/29 10/3 11/12 12/14  
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Back to Top   Temperatures
2002 Seattle Temperature Summary - In Fahrenheit Degrees
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average Daily High
Normal 45.8 49.5 53.2 58.2 64.4 69.6 75.3 75.6 70.2 59.7 50.5 45.5
Actual 44.7 48.2 47.5 55.7 60.8 70.2 74.2 75.7 70.1 57.9 53.2 47.8
Average Daily Low
Normal 35.9 37.2 39.1 42.1 47.2 51.7 55.3 55.7 51.9 45.7 39.9 35.9
Actual 36.7 35.5 36.2 41.4 45.3 52.0 55.7 54.7 51.1 44.8 40.7 38.2
Mean Average
Normal 40.9 43.4 46.2 50.2 55.8 60.7 65.3 65.7 61.1 52.7 45.2 40.7
Actual 40.7 41.9 41.9 48.6 53.1 61.1 65.0 65.2 60.6 51.4 47.0 43.0
Maximum High
High 59 58 58 66 80 94 89 92 80 70 63 59
Day 1/7 2/15 3/23 4/30 5/12 6/13 7/10 8/13 9/12,13 10/16 11/20 12/14
Minimum Low
Low 25 28 28 34 35 42 49 50 45 34 30 28
Day 1/28,29 2/25 3/7 4/23 5/7 6/8 7/31 8/2 9/30 10/30 11/3,4,25 12/23
Back to Top   Wind Speed
2002 Seattle Wind Speed Summary - In MPH
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily Average
8.6 8.1 9.0 8.1 7.4 7.0 6.8 6.0 6.8 5.6 6.1 8.6
Maximum Peak Gust
37 SW 35 SW, W 37 SW 44 SW 38 SW, S 30 SW 23 SW 24 SW 25 SW 22 N 40 S 52 S
1/20 2/19 3/12 4/14 5/5 6/5 7/3, 8 8/4 9/19,29 10/14 11/16 12/27

from weather.com's average tables:


Reno, NV (89502)

Avg. High 
Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec
45°F 51°F 56°F 63°F 72°F 83°F 91°F 89°F 79°F 68°F 53°F 45°F
Avg. Low 
Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec
20°F 24°F 29°F 33°F 40°F 46°F 51°F 49°F 41°F 32°F 26°F 19°F
Mean        
Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec
33°F 38°F 43°F 49°F 57°F 65°F 72°F 70°F 60°F 51°F 40°F 33°F
Avg. Precip. 
Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec
1.10in 1.00in 0.70in 0.40in 0.70in 0.50in 0.30in 0.30in 0.40in 0.40in 0.90in 1.00in

Seattle/Boeing Field, WA Avg. High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 45°F 49°F 52°F 57°F 63°F 69°F 75°F 75°F 69°F 59°F 50°F 45°F Avg. Low Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 35°F 37°F 38°F 41°F 46°F 51°F 55°F 55°F 51°F 45°F 40°F 35°F Mean Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 40°F 44°F 46°F 49°F 55°F 61°F 65°F 66°F 61°F 53°F 45°F 41°F Avg. Precip. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 5.40in 4.00in 3.50in 2.30in 1.70in 1.50in 0.80in 1.10in 1.90in 3.20in 5.80in 5.90in
* measurements are from the National Weather Service at Sea-Tac data extracted from:
http://www.weather.com/
http://www.beautifulseattle.com/clisumy.htm
Pratt & Whitney Aeronautical Reference handbook,
to see how Seattle compares with the more of the US, see: http://www.wagoneers.com/pages/Sunshine.html