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'''Major Bodies of Water''' <ref name="NOAA">NOAA http://usasearch.gov/search?affiliate=noaa.gov&v%3Aproject=firstgov&query=seattle+wa&x=0&y=0</ref>
 
'''Major Bodies of Water''' <ref name="NOAA">NOAA http://usasearch.gov/search?affiliate=noaa.gov&v%3Aproject=firstgov&query=seattle+wa&x=0&y=0</ref>
  
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*Lake Washington  
 
*Lake Washington  

Revision as of 12:33, 14 November 2010

Seattle, WA, USA

Earth Science 7- Cities


Main

Latitude/Longitude 47.62°N/122.36°W [1]

Elevation 32 meters [1]

Major Bodies of Water [1]

index-seattle-WA.jpg

  • Lake Washington
  • Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks)
  • Seattle Harbor
  • Elliot Bay

Seattle_8.jpg

Climate

Climate Zone

Cfb (marine west coast) on the Koppen Climate Chart. [2]

Cities with similar climates are Mbabane, Swaziland and Melbourne, Australia.

Earth Science 7-Melbourne, Australia

Earth Science 7-Mbabane, Swaziland

Average Temperature

Seattle Temperature Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Avg. Max Temperature 8 10 12 15 18 21 24 24 21 15 10 8
Avg. Min Temperature 2 3 4 6 9 11 13 13 11 8 4 2


Seattle Precipitation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Total
Precipitation (inches) 5.3 4.0 3.8 2.5 1.8 1.6 0.8 1.2 1.9 3.2 5.7 6.0 38.0
Days with >0.01 18 15 17 14 11 9 5 6 8 11 18 18 151
Monthly Snowfall (inches) 2.9 0.9 6 0.0 <0.05 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 <0.05 0.7 2.2 7.3


  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 NOAA http://usasearch.gov/search?affiliate=noaa.gov&v%3Aproject=firstgov&query=seattle+wa&x=0&y=0
  2. http://www.uwmc.uwc.edu/geography/100/koppen_web/koppen_map.htm