@squirbel In seattle, the rain is misty and people often work through it. Also, Seattle gets many inches less annual rainfall than many other place. It’s reputation is misconstrued. it does have a lot of overcast days and drizzle.
Here are the rainiest cities in the U.S. (thus probably bad for construction workers):
“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 in the 48 contiguous states, 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