thinking of relocating to Eugene Oregon from Austin

[JackieLovesSun]

Originally Posted by stephenMM

The cultural divide would make the Grand Canyon look like a little ditch.

this is so true!

[Wile E. Coyote]

Originally Posted by ccjarider

Very entertaining (and melodramatic) post.

2/2023 I had a broken knee cap and Covid. So, I am not sure my frame of mind at that time if I came across as overly dramatic it had more to do with being in such pain and not being able to breathe.

[karlsch]

Another reason not to move to Eugene. Giant killer sawblades running amok:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnnS...channel=WHAS11

[NW4me]

Originally Posted by texasdiver

Annual rainfall in some selected cities to compare with Eugene's long-term average of about 40
(which seems to be dropping if the above is correct)

Chicago: 39.05 inches
New York City: 46.6 inches
Atlanta: 47.12 inches
Washington DC: 41.82 inches
Boston: 43 inches
Miami: 61.9 inches
Houston: 49.77 inches
Brookings OR: 73.55 inches (rainiest place in Oregon)

What makes the Pacific Northwest seem more rainy is that we have more rainy days in the winter when it basically just drizzles for days on end without much total rainfall. So we get more days of rain that mostly fall in the winter.

By contrast, eastern cities get most of their rain in the summer and usually in big downpours when a week's worth of rain in the Pacific Northwest can fall in one or two hours.

Although it might not feel like it, having most of our precipitation in the winter is actually a blessing because it builds big snowpacks in the winter which fill our reservoirs and streams for most of the summer. So we have abundant water resources despite having only average rainfall.

Brookings is the rainiest place in Oregon?? I would've thought that title belonged to Astoria.