INDEX PAGE FACTS SYMBOLS HISTORY GEOGRAPHY WEATHER

The foggiest place on the west coast is Cape Disappointment.
July is the driest month of the year.
November, December,and January are the wettest months of the year.
The average temperature for eastern Washington is 10 degrees warmer than western Washington.
July 26 is the day most likely to be sunny in Western Washington.
Paradise holds the worlds record for snowfall in a single season (93.5 feet).
In January1880 6 feet of snow fell on Seattle.
There have been 12 white Christmases in Seattle since 1891.
Average temperature of the water in Puget Sound is 45 degrees in January.
Average temperature of the water in Puget Sound is 53 degrees in July.
The west side of the Olympic mountains is the wettest area in the continental U.S.
In 1968, it was -48 degrees Fahrenheit. This is the coldest day ever recorded in WA.
In 1961, it was 118 degrees Fahrenheit. This is the hottest day ever recorded in WA.
 


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