West Washington

West Washington

West Washington is a region of the United States defined as the part of Washington state that lies west of the main ridge of the Cascade Range . In this region lies the largest city in the state, Seattle ; most of the state's residents live here. The climate is generally much more humid and temperate than that of eastern Washington .

The region is part of the Pacific Northwest . It borders British Columbia in the north, western Oregon in the south, the Pacific in the west and the Cascade Range or East Washington in the east. The main drainage basins are those of the Columbia River and Puget Sound

climate

Climate types according to Köppen & Geiger in West Washington

The region is known for the significantly more humid climate than in the eastern part of the state, which is mainly due to the rain shadow effect of the Cascade Range. The average annual rainfall in East Washington is 468.7 millimeters. In the average location in West Washington, however, the annual rainfall is 1,677.2 millimeters. It rains there 168 days a year. The place with the highest rainfall is Lake Quinault on the Olympic Peninsula with an average annual rainfall of 3,329.2 millimeters. The place with the most precipitation days is the Long Beach Experimental Station with an average of 215 days of measurable precipitation per year.

Statistics for locations of Threaded Station Extremes

Olympia. Washington
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     199   18th -22     134   23 -18     134   26th -13     90   31 -5     59   36 -4     45   37 -1     16   40 2     24   40 1     43   37 -4     117   32 -10     219   23 -18     189   18th -22 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: NOAA

Climate data for the Olympia Regional Airport. Washington (normal values ​​1981-2010. Extreme 1948-today) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 17.78 22.78 26.11 31.11 35.56 36.67 40.00 40.00 36.67 32.22 23.33 17.78 O 30th Min. Temperature (° C) -22.22 -18.33 -12.78 -5.00 -3.89 -1.11 1.67 0.56 -3.89 -10.00 -18.33 -21.67 O −9.5 Temperature (° C) 4.33 5.03 6.94 9.06 12.33 15.06 17.67 17.83 14.94 10.19 6.28 3.56 O 10.3 Precipitation ( mm ) 199.14 133.86 134.37 89.92 59.18 44.70 16.00 23.88 43.43 116.84 219.20 189.48 Σ 1,270 Rainy days ( d ) 20th 15th 18th 15th 12 9 4th 4th 7th 14th 20th 19th Σ 157 Source: NOAA

Portland, Oregon
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J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     124   19th -19     93   22nd -19     93   27 -7     69   32 -2     63   38 -2     43   39 4th     17th   42 6th     17th   42 7th     37   41 1     76   33 -3     143   23 -11     139   18th -14 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: NOAA

Portland, Oregon ( PDX ), (normal values ​​1981-2010, extremes 1940-today) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 18.89 21.67 26.67 32.22 37.78 38.89 41.67 41.67 40.56 33.33 22.78 18.33 O 31.3 Min. Temperature (° C) -18.89 -19.44 -7.22 -1.67 -1.67 3.89 6.11 6.67 1.11 -3.33 -10.56 -14.44 O −4.9 Temperature (° C) 5.22 6.56 8.97 11.25 14.61 17.53 20.67 20.86 18.03 12.72 8.14 4.67 O 12.5 Precipitation ( mm ) 123.95 92.96 93.47 69.34 62.74 43.18 16.51 17.02 37.34 76.20 143.00 139.45 Σ 915.16 Rainy days ( d ) 18th 14th 17th 16 13 9 4th 3 6th 12 19th 18th Σ 149 Source: NOAA

Quillayute Airport, Washington
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     371   21st -14     263   23 -12     275   23 -7     199   29 -5     130   33 -2     89   33 1     50   36 3     63   37 2     97   36 -2     266   28 -5     394   21st -15     330   18th -14 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: NOAA

Quillayute Airport, Washington (normal values ​​1981-2010, extremes 1966-today) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 20.56 22.78 22.78 28.89 33.33 33.33 36.11 37.22 36.11 28.33 20.56 17.78 O 28.2 Min. Temperature (° C) -13.89 -11.67 -7.22 -5.00 -1.67 0.56 3.33 2.22 -2.22 -5.00 -15.00 -13.89 O −5.7 Temperature (° C) 5.31 5.64 6.72 8.17 10.72 12.94 14.97 15.31 13.64 10.00 6.78 4.64 O 9.6 Precipitation ( mm ) 371.09 262.89 275.08 199.39 129.79 88.90 50.29 63.25 97.03 266.45 394.21 329.95 Σ 2,528.32 Rainy days ( d ) 22nd 18th 21st 19th 16 14th 10 8th 10 18th 22nd 22nd Σ 200 Source: NOAA

Seattle ( Seattle-Tacoma International Airport )
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     141   19th -18     89   21st -17     94   26th -12     69   32 -2     49   34 -2     40   37 3     18th   39 6th     22nd   37 7th     38   37 2     88   32 -2     167   23 -14     136   19th -14 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: NOAA

Seattle ( Seattle-Tacoma International Airport ), (normal values ​​1981-2010, extremes 1894-today) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 19.44 21.11 25.56 31.67 33.89 36.67 39.44 37.22 36.67 31.67 23.33 18.89 O 29.7 Min. Temperature (° C) -17.78 -17.22 -11.67 -1.67 -2.22 3.33 6.11 6.67 1.67 -2.22 -14.44 -14.44 O −5.3 Temperature (° C) 5.58 6.33 8.06 10.19 13.33 16.06 18.72 18.94 16.28 11.53 7.47 4.81 O 11.5 Precipitation ( mm ) 141.48 88.90 94.49 68.83 49.28 39.88 17.78 22.35 38.10 88.39 166.88 135.89 Σ 952.25 Rainy days ( d ) 18th 14th 16 14th 12 9 5 4th 7th 13 18th 17th Σ 147 Source: NOAA

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census , West Washington had 5,229,486 residents out of a total of 6,724,540 in the state. The population is comparable to that of Minnesota (5,303,925 inhabitants). With an area of ​​64,080 km², the population density is 81.61 per square kilometer.

Counties

• Clallam
• Clark
• Cowlitz
• Grays Harbor
• Iceland
• Jefferson
• King
• Kitsap
• Lewis
• mason
• Pacific
• Pierce
• San Juan
• Skagit
• Skamania
• Snohomish
• Thurston
• Wahkiac
• Whatcom

Most important cities

• Aberdeen
• Bellevue
• Bellingham
• Bremerton
• Everett
• Federal Way
• Kelso
• Lake Stevens
• Longview
• Lynnwood
• Mount Vernon
• Olympia
• Port Angeles
• Port Townsend
• Puyallup
• Renton
• Seattle
• Tacoma
• Vancouver

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/summary/Climsmwa.html Western Regional Climate Data Center website
2. ↑ ^{a b} http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/wa/wa.01.html Western Regional Climate Data Center, Days of Precipitation
3. ↑ QUINAULT RS, WASHINGTON - Climate Summary . In: dri.edu . Retrieved June 20, 2015.
4. ^ Station name: WA OLYMPIA AP . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
5. ↑ WMO Climate Normals for OLYMPIA. WA 1961–1990 . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
6. ↑ NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved April 11, 2016.
7. ↑ Station Name: OR PORTLAND INTL AP . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
8. ↑ WMO Climate Normals for PORTLAND OR 1961–1990 . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
9. ↑ NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved April 12, 2016.
10. ↑ Station Name: WA Quillayute STATE AP . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
11. ↑ WMO Climate Normals for QUILLAYUTE STATE AP, WA 1961–1990 . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
12. ↑ NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved September 5, 2016.
13. ↑ Station Name: WA SEATTLE TACOMA INTL AP . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
14. ^ WMO Climate Normals for Seattle / Seattle – Tacoma INTL A, WA 1961–1990 . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
15. ^ Washington population by county - Census 2010: Washington - The Spokesman-Review . In: spokesman.com . Retrieved June 20, 2015.
16. ↑ ^{a b} See List of States in the United States by Population for the most up-to-date population figures.
17. ^ US Census Bureau for Washington

Coordinates: 48 ° 0 ′  N , 122 ° 0 ′  W