Average Rainfall in World Cities

[Lee]

Originally Posted by Mr_Denmark

He he Denmark is white... that must be a good thing right?

No stats for Copenhagen?

Copenhagen gets around 587mm, or 23 inches. Not very much. You guys must get alot of light rain.

[Lee]

Hawaii has some very wet spots. Some places average 300 days a year of rain. The rain is pretty heavy too. Hilo, Hawaii gets 140 inches, and towns up the slope get 300 inches!!!

[Paddington]

Originally Posted by Tubeman

You have got to be kidding!

Show me these mysterious stats... I could do with a giggle!

Best Places says 242 days with some preciptation: http://www.bestplaces.net/climate/de...720&locale=for

[Jonesy55]

Originally Posted by NothingBetterToDo

oh please, sorry to be a little englander.....but have you even been to the UK?

The South East of England is currently experiencing its worst drought since records began, and it certainly doesnt rain 2 in 3 days, even on average that is an exageration. Also, the rain is not 'always perceptual, misty drizzle'. For the past few years there has been noticably less rain than when i was younger (and i'm only 20), on the whole, cloudy (but not foggy or misty) or fine sunny days FAR outnumber rainy days, in summer and even autumn it can literally go weeks without a drop of rain falling in London.

The north of England is different though ...its always drizzling and depressing up there.........but dont lump the South East with that lot

It sounds like you are a 'little southener" who's never actually been to the north, it isn't always drizzling and depressing, with rainfall it's more of an east-west divide rather than north-south.

[dhuwman]

Excerpt from Wikipedia about Seattle Climate

The "rainy city" receives an unremarkable 38 inches (970 mm) of precipitation a year, less than most major Eastern Seaboard cities. For example, New York City averages 47.3 inches (1200 mm). Seattle's worldwide reputation for rain derives from the fact that it is cloudy an average of 226 days per year (vs. 132 in New York City) and the fact that most of its precipitation falls as drizzle or light rain, as Seattle is in the rain shadow of the Olympic mountains. While it rains regularly, it usually doesn't rain very hard.

FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!

[Paddington]

Originally Posted by dhuwman

Excerpt from Wikipedia about Seattle Climate

The "rainy city" receives an unremarkable 38 inches (970 mm) of precipitation a year, less than most major Eastern Seaboard cities. For example, New York City averages 47.3 inches (1200 mm). Seattle's worldwide reputation for rain derives from the fact that it is cloudy an average of 226 days per year (vs. 132 in New York City) and the fact that most of its precipitation falls as drizzle or light rain, as Seattle is in the rain shadow of the Olympic mountains. While it rains regularly, it usually doesn't rain very hard.

FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!

I don't think anyone implied that the word rainy means a vast volume of precipitation measured by inches. I think rainy implies that it tends to rain a lot, which in Seattle's case is very apt when you compare it to the rest of the U.S. as a whole, and especially to the western U.S. which on average is quite dry.

[Zaki]

you guys are complaining about england? There is this place in North easteren india, near the border with bangladesh where it rained for over 2 years continuously which not surprisingly also happens to be the world record. That state in India (Meghalaya - land of the clouds) also holds the world record for largest average annual rainful which is 11.87 metres or for you americans 38.94 feet, not inches The record for the largest annual rainful in the world is also in this state and its 22.987 metres or 904.9973 inches, whatever that equals in feet. Now thats something.

[Küsel]

I was once in Bergen and it did NOT rain The only European town that has more rainfall than may hometown as it seems... Although Lugano has more inches but it depends on the distribution. You have to compare rain-days with quantity of rainfall.

[Facial]

Looks like Scotland's a pretty wet place.

[gruber]

The climate of Italy is characterised by extremely variable conditions across more than 10 degrees of latitude between the Alps and Mediterranean Sea and ranging :

• from semi-arid Southern area (precipitation ranging over 450-600 mm/year and average
temperature of 18°C),
• to sub-humid condition (500-800 mm/year and 15°C) in the Northern plain, and
• to humid condition (800-1530 mm/year and 13°C) on the Alps and Apennine mountains.

Such a wide range of climate results in differences in water resources availability. Southern areas of the peninsula, such as Apulia, as well as isles of Sicily, Sardinia and some regions in the Centre-
North are sometimes subject to serious shortages of water supply for various uses and in particular for drinking purposes.
Other Southern coastline areas located in the Campanian-Lucanian areas normally with adequateamount of rainfall, which in conjunction with carbonate aquifers, provides sufficient water availability.
The region of Liguria and mountainous-hilly areas of the Northern Apennines are characterised by an abundance of water, as are some highlands in the north-east. In contrast, the Po Basin, with its high population density and pressing water demand, sometimes suffers from water shortages despite appearing at a first glance to be a water-rich area.
Italian climate is characterized by a spatial highly variable precipitation, concentrated over short periods of the year (mainly spring and autumn, by a large inter-annual variability and by frequent extreme events such as floods and droughts.
Rainfall regime greatly depends on the orography and latitude; more than 1000 mm/year well distributed over the year, are recorded in northern plain – and up to 3000 mm/year on the Alps – whereas less than 400 mm/year, mainly concentrated in autumn-winter, are recorded in Southern regions.

Actual sunshine hours are 7 in winter and up to 8-10 during the summer time. The reference evapotranspiration in summer is ranging from 5 mm/day (Northern area) to 8-10 mm/day in Southern regions.
Consequently, the drought period becomes longer from North to the South with values varying from 1 to 6 months and with deficit values in the peak month ranging from 150 to more than 230 mm.
In the Central regions irrigation is indispensable to obtain high yield whereas in the Southern regions the spring-summer crops cannot grow without irrigation.
The accumulated degree days (>0°C) are ranging from 2000 in Alps areas to more than 6000 in Southern and isles regions.
Due to the particular position of the peninsula, the Italian climate appears very responsive to the influences of both global changes and human action. Significant aspects of the global and regional changes are: increase of the sea level; reduction of glaciated areas; increase of climate variability;
increase of evaporation process; extension of the urban heat isles: growing frequency of very concentrated rainfall episodes.
All these conditions increase the risk of land degradation, salinization and deterioration of soil structure favouring frequent slope processes – from superficial erosion to mass movement – with heavy repercussion on flood phenomena in the valley and plain areas.
Overgrazing in the semi-arid areas of South Italy, the practice of burning residual of cereal crops, and land overexploitation practices without restoring organic matter lead to soil degradation and erosion and hence to the risk of desertification of about 27% of the agricultural land.
The large diffusion of marked geomorphologic and hydrologic hazards (earthquakes, volcanic activity in central and southern parts of the peninsula) is essentially tied to the geologic and geomorphologic complexity of the territory.
Moreover many anthropic factors such as deforestation, fires, careless agricultural activities along the slope, development of settlements and road networks along the slope increase the soil erosion risk.
All these factors causing spreading and increasing of geomorphologic unbalance give rise to alluvial phenomena with the possibility of flooding over large areas at the bottom and at the mouth of valley (the latter with an increase of solid materials transported by streams) in connection with
particular intense meteorological events.

http://www.icid.org/i_d_italy.pdf

[Petronius]

Lisbon: 27.7
Porto:49.6

[shayan]

Tehran 9.5 inch or 240.7 mm.

[London_2006]

London's average rainfall is 584 mm, which is 23 inches, not 29.

[London_2006]

Originally Posted by Paddington

Best Places says 242 days with some preciptation: http://www.bestplaces.net/climate/de...720&locale=for

That is very wrong, 10 days on average below freezing in January? Pretty much all the record max temperatures are wrong too, not to mention the rainfall data.

London's average rainfall is 584 mm (23"). Days with rain heavier than 1 mm occur on average 106 days per year. There are 145 days per year where precipitation of any amount falls from the sky. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't rain for days and days. Most rain/showers usually last for between 5-60 mins.

January sometimes gets maximum temperatures below freezing, but it's rare. The average max is 8ºC (46ºF). It doesn't usually go below about 4ºC (39ºF) or above 14ºC (57ºF).

London's record temps (from TORRO)
Jan: 16ºC (61ºF)
Feb: 20ºC (68ºF)
Mar: 24ºC (76ºF)
Apr: 29ºC (84ºF)
May: 33ºC (91ºF)
Jun: 36ºC (96ºF)
Jul: 36ºC (96ºF)
Aug: 38ºC (101ºF)
Sep: 35ºC (95ºF)
Oct: 29ºC (84ºF)
Nov: 22ºC (72ºF)
Dec: 17ºC (62ºF)

[London_2006]

edit..

[Xusein]

Hartford: 43 inches/1075 mm

And for a bonus...average snowfall: 49 inches/1225 mm.

[Brice]

Originally Posted by NothingBetterToDo

oh please, sorry to be a little englander.....but have you even been to the UK?

The South East of England is currently experiencing its worst drought since records began, and it certainly doesnt rain 2 in 3 days, even on average that is an exageration. Also, the rain is not 'always perceptual, misty drizzle'. For the past few years there has been noticably less rain than when i was younger (and i'm only 20), on the whole, cloudy (but not foggy or misty) or fine sunny days FAR outnumber rainy days, in summer and even autumn it can literally go weeks without a drop of rain falling in London.

The north of England is different though ...its always drizzling and depressing up there.........but dont lump the South East with that lot

EDIT: Found this on wikipedia....it seems pretty accurate to me

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate...ngdom#Rainfall

"Parts of the United Kingdom are surprisingly dry - London receives less rain annually than Rome, Sydney or New York. In Eastern England it typically rains on about 1 day in 4 and slightly more in winter. The wettest seasons are the winter and autumn."

"The county of Essex (South-East England) is one of the driest in the British Isles, with an average annual rainfall of around 600 mm (24 inches), although it typically rains on around 90 days per year. In some years rainfall in Essex can be below 450 mm (18 inches) — less than the average annual rainfall in Jerusalem and Beirut.

LOL

weather forecast - London

rain and cold for the next 8 days!!

http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/UKXX0085?x=0&y=0

Fri
19 May

Light Rain / Wind
16°C
12°C

Sat
20 May

Rain / Wind
16°C
12°C

Sun
21 May

Rain
15°C
12°C

Mon
22 May

Showers
16°C
9°C

Tue
23 May

Scattered Showers
14°C
9°C

Wed
24 May

Scattered Showers
16°C
9°C

Thu
25 May

Showers
17°C
10°C

Fri
26 May

Showers
16°C
11°C

[London_2006]

Originally Posted by Brice

LOL

weather forecast - London

rain and cold for the next 8 days!!

http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/UKXX0085?x=0&y=0

Fri
19 May

Light Rain / Wind
16°C
12°C

Sat
20 May

Rain / Wind
16°C
12°C

Sun
21 May

Rain
15°C
12°C

Mon
22 May

Showers
16°C
9°C

Tue
23 May

Scattered Showers
14°C
9°C

Wed
24 May

Scattered Showers
16°C
9°C

Thu
25 May

Showers
17°C
10°C

Fri
26 May

Showers
16°C
11°C

I never trust weather.co.uk, their long range forecasts always say that it's going to be rainy, and they always seem to be wrong. The most accurate forecasts are from the Met Office. Anyway, the long range forecast says it will be unsettled this week, then return back to normal settled dry and sunny weather like it has been for ages.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/lib/incl...ty/london.html

[Brice]

Originally Posted by Brice

LOL

weather forecast - London

rain and cold for the next 8 days!!

http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/UKXX0085?x=0&y=0

Up date : saturday 27th it will be... rain!

[conquest]

buenaventura in colombia is one of the wettest inhabited places in the world