Rainy London?
I've been here about 72 hours and haven't seen a drop of rain. I don't know if this is rare, but I have a feeling that London's reputation as a rainy place might be a bit overstated. For purposes of comparison, let's look at rain totals and days of rain in London and the homes of some of our readers:
London
Annual rainfall: 23 inches
Annual days with rain: 153
(So, yeah, I've beaten the odds)
Washington, DC
Annual rainfall: 39.35 inches
Annual days with rain: 112
Chicago
Annual rainfall: 36.27 inches
Annual days with rain: 127
Newark
Annual rainfall: 42.34 inches
Annual days with rain: 112
Houston
Annual rainfall: 44.76
Annual days with rain: 105
Phoenix
Annual rainfall: 7.11 inches
Annual days with rain: 36
Charlotte, NC
Annual rainfall: 43.16 inches
Annual days with rain: 111
So, less rain, more rainy days (desert dwellers notwithstanding).
London
Annual rainfall: 23 inches
Annual days with rain: 153
(So, yeah, I've beaten the odds)
Washington, DC
Annual rainfall: 39.35 inches
Annual days with rain: 112
Chicago
Annual rainfall: 36.27 inches
Annual days with rain: 127
Newark
Annual rainfall: 42.34 inches
Annual days with rain: 112
Houston
Annual rainfall: 44.76
Annual days with rain: 105
Phoenix
Annual rainfall: 7.11 inches
Annual days with rain: 36
Charlotte, NC
Annual rainfall: 43.16 inches
Annual days with rain: 111
So, less rain, more rainy days (desert dwellers notwithstanding).
Labels: weather
posted by Smitty Werbenmanjensen at 8:35 AM
3 Comments:
When we were in England in May, 1990, it didn't rain for the entire 2 weeks we were there! Here in the desert it's been more than 90 days since the last rain (but they're promising rain tomorrow).
So Houston gets a lot more rain than London does, but it doesn't rain on near as many days as it does in London. Must have something to do with Tropical Storm and Hurricanes--lots of water, but they only last a day or so...
OK, I think it means that you get rain in half-inch events and we get them in half-hundredth events.
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