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March 6, 1997
Washington's rainiest spots
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Average yearly rainfallOther places:Quinault: 140.22 inches
Hoh River Indian Reservation: 137.41 inches
Forks: 119.06 inches
Snoqualmie Pass: 104.44 inches
Howard Hanson Dam: (on the Green River, 30 miles east of Auburn) 87.56 inches
Stampede Pass: 79.87 inches
Darrington: 76.53 inches
Hoquiam: 70.14 inches
Seattle: 37.19 inchesIn comparison ...Port Angeles: 25.38 inches
Sequim: 16.10 inches
- Rainiest inhabited place outside of Washington state in the continental United States is in the foothill villages near Mount Washington, N.H., where annual rainfall averages 89.92 inches.
- Rainiest uninhabited area in the nation is on Mount Waialeale on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where 460 inches is recorded.
- Average annual rainfall in Ketchikan, Alaska, is 155.22 inches, making it the rainiest city or town in the nation.
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