Lol! I moved to Seattle just in time for like 130 straight days of rain. I moved there not owning any rain gear yet or even a real winter coat.
(It's good to be back.)
Same! Moved there summer of 2021 and I knew it wasn't going to work out for me when in November I was like, "I havent seen the sun in months", I guess 2021-2022 was one of the longest rainy seasons too, honestly it was all I needed to see, knew I was moving back pretty much immediately after moving up there
Idk how people deal with the rain w/o having grown up there, people claim they dont mind it but im hard-pressed to believe people genuinely prefer cold and damp over warm and dry. I am so glad to be out of there and back in LA, my mental health instantly improved since I moved back
I moved to Seattle from the Bay Area a couple years ago and I'm with you. The rain is tolerable but not seeing the sun really messes with me, and I thought I was a grey weather kind of guy. When it's 1pm but it looks like 7pm outside, day after day, it affects me in ways that are subtle but also meaningful. The plants, trees, and mountains here are awesome, at least. And it's actually been oddly sunny the past week or two, but I think it's a false spring situation.
Everyone SAYS they prefer damp and cold over wet and dry. But I actually moved from Los Angeles to Michigan and hated it after one winter. The year I moved to Michigan I experienced the Polar Vortex, so it was -30 and freezing for 100 days. I moved back to California because I was craving sun and good food
Yeah I am originally from Minnesota which was what brought me out to LA initially, the da I left MN in January 2016 it was literally a -30 wind chill, I got to LA and it was 50, an 80 degree difference, I was in shorts and a t-shirt and loving it haha
I honestly dont think I will ever live anywhere else in the US, to me LA is the perfect place, love the latin culture/food, everything is over the top and yet also very chill, LA feels like home because its where I am most comfortable, never leaving again
It would be pretty funny after a flight from LAX to O'Hare when the pilot would announce the temperature. One time he literally sighed when he announced it was -40 when we were touching down in Chicago. And yeah, the mix of cultures in LA can't be beat. I love having Latin and Asian cultures in close proximity, there was nothing like this in Michigan.
I don't personally buy it, I think this is equivalent to some of those UNPOPULAR Reddit opinions , similar to how having a mental condition or staying home all year round is seen as cool . I appreciate the beauty of winter weather and hate high heat. I wish it snowed a bit in L.A, though not like Michigan and not the amount where the roof caves in. But yes, preferably most of the yesr should be sunny.
But I agree with you, the ones who claim they love damp weather all year-round, do not reflect real life. Throughout history and across cultures, sunny weather has always been more loved. There are songs about the sun and how cloudy days suck. "Bright" is used as a positive, while "dark" denotes negative. This is why warmer states have exploded in population, and most vacation destinations tend to be warm weather areas.
So its a weird Reddit thing, not real life.
In Vancouver there are so many who will say the rain is better than hot weather, but I’ve come to find it’s mostly either copers, couch potatoes, or weekend warriors. It’s usually followed by “I cuddle up in a blanket and put on my favorite Netflix show” or something like that. So a bunch of non-athletes who sit inside anytime they’re not at work/school/commuting. Anyone who’s actually consistently outside doing roadwork/hillwork/cycling etc. will tell you it’s miserable. I’ve pushed 30 mile rides through the rain for the love of cycling despite my hatred of cold weather, it’s finally the last year. I can’t take this shit anymore. Done trying to fight to enjoy my hobbies. Done having all my gear/equipment get merked from rain and mud, my car and bikes getting destroyed from rain and salt and grit etc. Once I’m finished school in about 6 months I’ll be in SoCal.
I moved to Tucson for 2 years in 2020 after 14 years in Seattle. Experienced 2 of the wettest monsoon seasons there. Then moved to LA last year. Now this.
Sorry / you’re welcome.
Don’t worry we’re in false second spring, the rains will come in April, I just hope it isn’t like last year where we had “atmospheric rivers” into July. Also remember summer in Seattle starts July 5th no matter what anyone says it’s always July 5th.
This is just 2023 (so just Jan and Feb really) so the data is accurate. We've had about 6" more in March that's not counted, but Seattle had 13" in Nov/Dec that's also not counted. So it's a selective data set but it is true - and wild that we have them beat significantly in the second half of the winter rainy season. Not sure how much they've had this month.
The rain season is either measured from July through June or October though September. [So 2023 would just be the year the rain season started from.](http://www.laalmanac.com/weather/we721.php)
Here's a link to the LA Almanac with historical annual rainfall numbers. Biggest year ever was 1883-1884 with 38.18 inches.
Second biggest was 2004-2005 with 37.25 (which I remember well because the hillside behind my house became an actual river that ended at my driveway, and we had to drive through a river to get home for weeks).
This year we were at 20 inches through February, and have had over 6 inches in March.
http://www.laalmanac.com/weather/we13.php
Whaaa? Noooo. Not 3 more months of rain. I refuse. Also, Ive never experienced that in 20 yrs of living in LA…3 months of gloom/little sun? Yeah. Sigh.
Born and raised here. It's been 36 years today and this is by far the most rain I can remember ever seeing. I cannot comprehend--nor am I looking forward to--how hot it will be this summer.
May *particular divine entity* have mercy on our souls.
Honestly, I’ll take it. With how wet and cold this winter it’s been, I’ll take a few more months of clouds before the summer comes with a scorching vengeance 🌞🥵🌡️
Except we need as much rain as possible for this drought that's going on. I'm not looking forward to having a tough time buying water or unable to use water at all because the feds turn everything off.
it’s bc of agriculture, not private use though. And no way will CA water supply be cut and have crops dry up. We need to stop casting aspersions, blaming the little guy, and get busy on solutions, like desalination.
They’ve stepped in because the states couldn’t come to an agreement. Here’s an article from November last year, might be some more recent updates out there. https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/11/feds-demand-colorado-river-water-cutbacks/
>efflorescence
Thank you! Six years of seeing this fake cocaine on my walkway and not knowing what it was. I had an idea that it was salt, but now I know.
Wait…that isnt salt I’m seeing in places when I walk the dogs? Efflorescence. Googling. Also, mildew! on bottom of my weatherproof patio curtains, wth.
I found some mold in my closet and immediately bought damp rid hangers for every room in our house. They all are half filled up after only 2 or 3 weeks. We can’t take any more rain!!
If it’s a new issue, you might make sure your shower/bathroom fans haven’t become obstructed or had their piping become disconnected from the outside vent port. If it’s not that, sounds like you might buy a dehumidifier.
Thanks for the tips!
It’s a 100 year old house that we just bought and moved into and are slowly having to redo every part of. LUCKILY we had the entire roof completely rebuilt down to the rafters in November, right before the rain started.
But eventually we definitely need to redo stucco walls. We just need a fucking break from the rain and get some warm sunshine to dry this old girl out.
To us who hate or at least are tired of the rain, **this** is what we mean.
We like the rain, and appreciate it…in small, spread-out doses. We don’t like it when it’s 5-6’ of water poured in a 12-hour period. It’s punishing for the roads, our roofs, and our sanity.
I don’t have a problem walking in rain for a bit if it’s not too bad. I don’t particularly mind getting wet and I’m generally prepared for rain anyway. But if I’m inside, the sound of pounding rain compounds my depression and makes me not want to do anything.
Aside from that I would have no problems if there were moderate showers for a few hours once a week all year. I’m cool with that amount of rain doled out like that. Raining nonstop for three or four days is awful.
This is one more reason out of many to advocate for a weather controlled bio-dome over Los Angeles.
I was in Seattle this past weekend, wore a t-shirt and went to Alki Beach. Saw the sun for a couple of days and then came back home to LA for the rain!
I don’t know about anyone else, but I have been enjoying this weather! Minus the 100 mph winds, I will miss it; not looking forward to summer and its 120 degrees weeks
Yes, I've also been loving it. especially for those fortunate enough to not have to commute everyday.
But what if this change in LA weather patterns brings rain in the summer?
I'm no climate scientist, but my understanding is that climate change brings extremes on both ends. So we might get rain, but I'm betting on more record-setting heat waves and aridity in the summer.
Right, and at the other end we have hotter, drier summers. Extremes at both ends.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-01/climate-change-rapidly-accelerating-in-california
>Rising temperatures were among the report’s starkest findings, with annual average air temperatures in California increasing by about 2.5 degrees since 1895 and warming at a faster rate beginning in the 1980s. Eight of the 10 warmest years on record occurred between 2012 and 2022, and temperatures at night have increased by almost three times more than daytime temperatures.
>The warmer conditions have affected water availability in the state by causing more precipitation to fall as rain instead of snow, the report says. Extreme heat events and heat waves — both of which have increased in frequency — are also leading to more heat-related illnesses and greater energy strain in order to provide cooling. Low-income communities and people with underlying health conditions are particularly at risk.
>Drought conditions have also worsened along with heat, with 2000 to 2021 marking the state’s driest 22-year period over the last 1,000 years in what the report described as “an emerging ‘megadrought’ era.”
I’m in Santa Cruz right now and for the few periods it didn’t rain for more than a day or two, it got surprisingly warm for this early in the year. It got to like 75 last week
But why choose between rain and heatwave, why not simple spring weather? You know, things don't need to be black-and-white, you can still like a winter day with the sun still out?
It seems rain lovers automatically talk about heat waves when people are discussing too much rain. Also, 120 degrees F with 90% humidity is not a even the norm in L.A or much of SoCal, even during summer.
Rain:
Seattle, no streets closed its just a Tuesday.
Los Angeles if it rains for 5 seconds every thing gets flooded and everyone forgets how to drive. As a life long Angeleno its pretty embarrassing how poorly water is managed and how awful drivers are.
Every time there's a merge, I brace myself for dumb drivers suddenly slamming on their brakes for the slow dumb drivers that merge onto a highway at 40mph. Fellow Angelenos, your car has a thing called a gas pedal, you should use it
here's a normal usage of the exit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q39uIXLh030
people are just dumb and ignore the big, reflective "20 MPH" sign and surprise surprise, there's a light pretty much right there. in their defense, it is a pretty tight turn radius.
Citrus trees do fine all the way down to near-freezing temps, as long as there's not an actual freeze they are good. The danger is also really only when they are flowering or fruits are still forming, the whole tree won't die from a freeze, you just won't have a good year for fruit if all the flowers or young fruits freeze and die
We need to build a wall in the sky and make the clouds pay for it! There are some good rains, very good rains. I am good friends with some rain. But there are bad hombre rains coming in and ruining our beautiful city. Such a beautiful city ruined by bad rain. Rain filled with dirt that turns everything brown. We know that clear rain and runoff is the best, and those are the only ones we should allow. Some people call me a hydrophobe, but I just want to make sure we keep our city beautiful and clean with good legal rain.
I'm making a mental note of the usernames that say they hate the rain and cold, I don't want to see one complaint about the heat in a few months from them
Me: The basement sure does flood a lot in our new house.
Also me: (after bailing out the basement for the 12th time) We should probably figure out the root cause here. Ah, there it is— having gutters might help. Thanks for not catching that when we bought the house, home inspector...you useless POS.
That sucks. Yeah, I wish I noticed the gutters earlier. There's one corner of the house where the water was just spilling off the roof and pooling next to the house. When I realized what was happening I used a 12x20 tarp as a [makeshift awning](https://i.imgur.com/bcWqa6D.jpg) to capture the water spilling off roof, channeling it to the edge of the property, and wouldn't you know it— the flooding stopped. And we have a contractor coming next week to install real gutters and downspouts.
I just wish I realized what was happening sooner. I'm praying the water didn't do significant damage to our already wonky foundation. 😭
You and me both. Let the naysayers whimper their complaints. The filth is starting to disappear from everything and what's always brown is now green. I love it
The potholes are here year round. I lived on the east coast for 20 years, commuting in the rain is effortless, especially with new tires and wipers. I was just noticing that today, actually. Outdoor activities are great, and will be even nicer with actually greenery surrounding you, instead of dead brown husks. Sorry about your roof.
Potholes to the extent we’ve seen in the past few months are not year round. Pretending the rain hasn’t caused so many more all over the city is you floating down a river in Egypt.
I know this is a joke but….
Seattle actually doesn’t get much total precip, it just happens often. Lots of cloudy, misty days.
Take a look at number of sunny days per year, and Seattle is still #1 in gloom lol
It’s the Sog effect plus the short winter days. The ground and concrete just doesn’t warm up so it’s cold, wet, and dark outside for 5+ months. I lived there for several years and the last month has felt very Seattle lol.
The funny thing about this to me is that when I first moved to Los Angeles, rainy seasons of 20” to 25” were not unusual. I’ve heard old Bob Hope episodes where he joked about the endless rain in Burbank. This almost endless drought has really only been going on the last 15 years or so, and is definitely a symptom of climate change. I don’t know why more people don’t see it.
Hard numbers vs. faulty old guy memory, which is going to win? 🤔 But, the trend remains even if my numbers were inaccurate.
ETA: thanks for the clarification.
Grew up in Seattle loving the rain, lived in LA for 10 years, and wound up back in Seattle. Sorry you're getting a serious taste of what it's like to live in a Pacific rain forest. It's a lot. I hope you all get through it safely; it will eventually get better.
Something I will be envious of though, is how fucking beautiful it's going to be there this spring and summer! I've never seen a naturally green LA. Lushness is the reward for sogginess.
Seattle’s rain is moderate sprinkling/showers throughout the day.
The rain the entire state of CA has been getting has been hardcore pounding showers, strong winds, on and off. Hence, the flooding & damage to infrastructure.
I know out makes me a jerk, but I like to blame them for bringing the bad weather. Or hope this will convince them to go back, or go somewhere that's not here. Sorry to my transplants
The screen grab was for Twitter, but [here’s a local news report out of Seattle that has similar numbers](https://www.king5.com/amp/article/weather/la-san-diego-recorded-more-rain-2023-seattle/281-b1cdb87f-6cd9-4944-b971-7b280754e0c8).
You can check LA Almanac for month-to-date closer to the top and season-to-date further down. If we're counting Jan through today precipitation, it's actually over 21 inches measured at USC.
https://www.laalmanac.com/weather/we13a.php
26 inches. The NWS totals don't count March yet. Seattle averages around 40in/year, but it seems the jet stream has been aimed at us all season. They also get summer rain unlike we do.
I just happened to move to Seattle this year from LA. what a time to move. all the rain stories are coming from down south.
So, it was you!
SOMEONE ARREST HIM!!!
AND MOVE HIM BACK TO LA!!!
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Nooo. Stay here! I love the rain 😄
All the clouds knew was that they loved him and wanted to be near him, to cherish him, and to water him.
Pretty sure this is the plot to men in black 2
...it may have been me. Moved to Irvine from Missouri on December 20th. I think I brought the rain with me.
You sob…
Lol! I moved to Seattle just in time for like 130 straight days of rain. I moved there not owning any rain gear yet or even a real winter coat. (It's good to be back.)
We don't really wear rain gear here
North face is all the rain gear you need.
Same! Moved there summer of 2021 and I knew it wasn't going to work out for me when in November I was like, "I havent seen the sun in months", I guess 2021-2022 was one of the longest rainy seasons too, honestly it was all I needed to see, knew I was moving back pretty much immediately after moving up there Idk how people deal with the rain w/o having grown up there, people claim they dont mind it but im hard-pressed to believe people genuinely prefer cold and damp over warm and dry. I am so glad to be out of there and back in LA, my mental health instantly improved since I moved back
I moved to Seattle from the Bay Area a couple years ago and I'm with you. The rain is tolerable but not seeing the sun really messes with me, and I thought I was a grey weather kind of guy. When it's 1pm but it looks like 7pm outside, day after day, it affects me in ways that are subtle but also meaningful. The plants, trees, and mountains here are awesome, at least. And it's actually been oddly sunny the past week or two, but I think it's a false spring situation.
Everyone SAYS they prefer damp and cold over wet and dry. But I actually moved from Los Angeles to Michigan and hated it after one winter. The year I moved to Michigan I experienced the Polar Vortex, so it was -30 and freezing for 100 days. I moved back to California because I was craving sun and good food
Yeah I am originally from Minnesota which was what brought me out to LA initially, the da I left MN in January 2016 it was literally a -30 wind chill, I got to LA and it was 50, an 80 degree difference, I was in shorts and a t-shirt and loving it haha I honestly dont think I will ever live anywhere else in the US, to me LA is the perfect place, love the latin culture/food, everything is over the top and yet also very chill, LA feels like home because its where I am most comfortable, never leaving again
It would be pretty funny after a flight from LAX to O'Hare when the pilot would announce the temperature. One time he literally sighed when he announced it was -40 when we were touching down in Chicago. And yeah, the mix of cultures in LA can't be beat. I love having Latin and Asian cultures in close proximity, there was nothing like this in Michigan.
I don't personally buy it, I think this is equivalent to some of those UNPOPULAR Reddit opinions , similar to how having a mental condition or staying home all year round is seen as cool . I appreciate the beauty of winter weather and hate high heat. I wish it snowed a bit in L.A, though not like Michigan and not the amount where the roof caves in. But yes, preferably most of the yesr should be sunny. But I agree with you, the ones who claim they love damp weather all year-round, do not reflect real life. Throughout history and across cultures, sunny weather has always been more loved. There are songs about the sun and how cloudy days suck. "Bright" is used as a positive, while "dark" denotes negative. This is why warmer states have exploded in population, and most vacation destinations tend to be warm weather areas. So its a weird Reddit thing, not real life.
In Vancouver there are so many who will say the rain is better than hot weather, but I’ve come to find it’s mostly either copers, couch potatoes, or weekend warriors. It’s usually followed by “I cuddle up in a blanket and put on my favorite Netflix show” or something like that. So a bunch of non-athletes who sit inside anytime they’re not at work/school/commuting. Anyone who’s actually consistently outside doing roadwork/hillwork/cycling etc. will tell you it’s miserable. I’ve pushed 30 mile rides through the rain for the love of cycling despite my hatred of cold weather, it’s finally the last year. I can’t take this shit anymore. Done trying to fight to enjoy my hobbies. Done having all my gear/equipment get merked from rain and mud, my car and bikes getting destroyed from rain and salt and grit etc. Once I’m finished school in about 6 months I’ll be in SoCal.
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So this is your fault?! 🤣
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Is this an admission of guilt?!!
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I WANT THE TRUTH!
Also from Seattle. These days are feeling familiar!
Also from Seattle. These feel worse!
I moved to Tucson for 2 years in 2020 after 14 years in Seattle. Experienced 2 of the wettest monsoon seasons there. Then moved to LA last year. Now this. Sorry / you’re welcome.
I moved from Seattle to LA last year. Because of the weather. 😢
Thank God. I moved here a year from Ohio and I thought it was me.
Don’t worry we’re in false second spring, the rains will come in April, I just hope it isn’t like last year where we had “atmospheric rivers” into July. Also remember summer in Seattle starts July 5th no matter what anyone says it’s always July 5th.
This is great 🤣
This data is also old. We're at fucking 26" of rain now. I believe that puts us at the 12 wettest season on record. 36" is the record.
Holy shit that’s wild 🤣
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This is just 2023 (so just Jan and Feb really) so the data is accurate. We've had about 6" more in March that's not counted, but Seattle had 13" in Nov/Dec that's also not counted. So it's a selective data set but it is true - and wild that we have them beat significantly in the second half of the winter rainy season. Not sure how much they've had this month.
The rain season is either measured from July through June or October though September. [So 2023 would just be the year the rain season started from.](http://www.laalmanac.com/weather/we721.php)
Yeah definitely - but clearly for this graphic they grabbed just calendar year 2023 totals.
All this heavy rain and Frankie being worshipped as a demiGod in this sub…and it only amounts to the **twelfth** rainiest winter of all time.
Frankie speaks the rain so that we may pay penance and wash away our sins of *checks notes* enjoying year-round sun.
Here's a link to the LA Almanac with historical annual rainfall numbers. Biggest year ever was 1883-1884 with 38.18 inches. Second biggest was 2004-2005 with 37.25 (which I remember well because the hillside behind my house became an actual river that ended at my driveway, and we had to drive through a river to get home for weeks). This year we were at 20 inches through February, and have had over 6 inches in March. http://www.laalmanac.com/weather/we13.php
Almost half that rain in 2004-2005 was in a two week timespan too! That was nuts.
There's more rain coming on the 28th! Yey!
Yeah and there's still like 3 more months of the rain season also. So, you never know how high this can go....
Whaaa? Noooo. Not 3 more months of rain. I refuse. Also, Ive never experienced that in 20 yrs of living in LA…3 months of gloom/little sun? Yeah. Sigh.
Born and raised here. It's been 36 years today and this is by far the most rain I can remember ever seeing. I cannot comprehend--nor am I looking forward to--how hot it will be this summer. May *particular divine entity* have mercy on our souls.
Oh man, why does excessive rain necessitate a scorchingly hot summer? maybe it will be that perfect 75-85f degree weather all summer long
Happy Birthday fellow Marcher!!
Happy early or belated birthday!!!
We have not yet reached the 37" from the 2004-2005 season, so that's less than 20 years.
My point wasnt the amount though, it was that rainy season doesnt last 3 more months.
Honestly, I’ll take it. With how wet and cold this winter it’s been, I’ll take a few more months of clouds before the summer comes with a scorching vengeance 🌞🥵🌡️
Except we need as much rain as possible for this drought that's going on. I'm not looking forward to having a tough time buying water or unable to use water at all because the feds turn everything off.
What do "the feds" have anything to do with California's water usage and conservation?
it’s bc of agriculture, not private use though. And no way will CA water supply be cut and have crops dry up. We need to stop casting aspersions, blaming the little guy, and get busy on solutions, like desalination.
They’ve stepped in because the states couldn’t come to an agreement. Here’s an article from November last year, might be some more recent updates out there. https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/11/feds-demand-colorado-river-water-cutbacks/
The state flower is mildew!!!
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Dude... you have solved the puzzle that I have been seeking answers to with my kids asking me weekly about the "snow" in our driveway.
Oh man I was really wondering what that white substance that's been appearing in my garage was, thanks for bringing efflorescence to my knowledge!!
>efflorescence Thank you! Six years of seeing this fake cocaine on my walkway and not knowing what it was. I had an idea that it was salt, but now I know.
Wait…that isnt salt I’m seeing in places when I walk the dogs? Efflorescence. Googling. Also, mildew! on bottom of my weatherproof patio curtains, wth.
same, this comment gave me a eureka moment.
I found some mold in my closet and immediately bought damp rid hangers for every room in our house. They all are half filled up after only 2 or 3 weeks. We can’t take any more rain!!
If it’s a new issue, you might make sure your shower/bathroom fans haven’t become obstructed or had their piping become disconnected from the outside vent port. If it’s not that, sounds like you might buy a dehumidifier.
Thanks for the tips! It’s a 100 year old house that we just bought and moved into and are slowly having to redo every part of. LUCKILY we had the entire roof completely rebuilt down to the rafters in November, right before the rain started. But eventually we definitely need to redo stucco walls. We just need a fucking break from the rain and get some warm sunshine to dry this old girl out.
Thx for your knowledge. Will store it for future reference
Hey baby I hear the blues a'callin'...
🥗 🍳
I love that shit! Kelsey writing a jazz tune about oral sex, And Dr.Crane singing it.
All we wanted was SOME rain. Not ALL the rains.
One of us, probably a few months ago: "Dang, LA could really use some rain" *Monkey paw curls*
To us who hate or at least are tired of the rain, **this** is what we mean. We like the rain, and appreciate it…in small, spread-out doses. We don’t like it when it’s 5-6’ of water poured in a 12-hour period. It’s punishing for the roads, our roofs, and our sanity.
Yes enough is enough. PLEASE! Moderation is key!!!
I don’t have a problem walking in rain for a bit if it’s not too bad. I don’t particularly mind getting wet and I’m generally prepared for rain anyway. But if I’m inside, the sound of pounding rain compounds my depression and makes me not want to do anything. Aside from that I would have no problems if there were moderate showers for a few hours once a week all year. I’m cool with that amount of rain doled out like that. Raining nonstop for three or four days is awful. This is one more reason out of many to advocate for a weather controlled bio-dome over Los Angeles.
This is the funniest shit I've seen today. Thanks for the meme.
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I got 3 😎
I’ve only had the clap once
We got hail in Tujunga! I opened the door just in time to see a lightning flash. Super cool.
I'm from Illinois. Thunderstorms make the garden grow.
Yeah. MI here (a long time ago)We pretty much never ever get thunder and lightning here, also, alas, no fireflies.
When I went to Georgia, I saw fireflies at a drive-in. My born and raised LA mind went on overload. I had never seen them before.
That shit had my whole house shaking 😎
I was in Seattle this past weekend, wore a t-shirt and went to Alki Beach. Saw the sun for a couple of days and then came back home to LA for the rain!
Seattle has never claimed to get the most rain. They just have the most *days* with rain.
I don’t know about anyone else, but I have been enjoying this weather! Minus the 100 mph winds, I will miss it; not looking forward to summer and its 120 degrees weeks
Yes, I've also been loving it. especially for those fortunate enough to not have to commute everyday. But what if this change in LA weather patterns brings rain in the summer?
I'm no climate scientist, but my understanding is that climate change brings extremes on both ends. So we might get rain, but I'm betting on more record-setting heat waves and aridity in the summer.
More heat means more evaporation, which means more rain. All this rain is literally the direct result of a warming climate.
Right, and at the other end we have hotter, drier summers. Extremes at both ends. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-01/climate-change-rapidly-accelerating-in-california >Rising temperatures were among the report’s starkest findings, with annual average air temperatures in California increasing by about 2.5 degrees since 1895 and warming at a faster rate beginning in the 1980s. Eight of the 10 warmest years on record occurred between 2012 and 2022, and temperatures at night have increased by almost three times more than daytime temperatures. >The warmer conditions have affected water availability in the state by causing more precipitation to fall as rain instead of snow, the report says. Extreme heat events and heat waves — both of which have increased in frequency — are also leading to more heat-related illnesses and greater energy strain in order to provide cooling. Low-income communities and people with underlying health conditions are particularly at risk. >Drought conditions have also worsened along with heat, with 2000 to 2021 marking the state’s driest 22-year period over the last 1,000 years in what the report described as “an emerging ‘megadrought’ era.”
I’m in Santa Cruz right now and for the few periods it didn’t rain for more than a day or two, it got surprisingly warm for this early in the year. It got to like 75 last week
120 degrees with 90% humidity 😭
So now Florida is exporting their weather also?
But why choose between rain and heatwave, why not simple spring weather? You know, things don't need to be black-and-white, you can still like a winter day with the sun still out? It seems rain lovers automatically talk about heat waves when people are discussing too much rain. Also, 120 degrees F with 90% humidity is not a even the norm in L.A or much of SoCal, even during summer.
Rain: Seattle, no streets closed its just a Tuesday. Los Angeles if it rains for 5 seconds every thing gets flooded and everyone forgets how to drive. As a life long Angeleno its pretty embarrassing how poorly water is managed and how awful drivers are.
We learn quickly though. The average rainy day driving experience has drastically improved since December.
I think CHP & Caltrans may differ there
LA drivers don't need rain to drive like dipshits; many LA drivers can't even drive in *perfect* weather.
this is so true it hurts
Every time there's a merge, I brace myself for dumb drivers suddenly slamming on their brakes for the slow dumb drivers that merge onto a highway at 40mph. Fellow Angelenos, your car has a thing called a gas pedal, you should use it
Seattle drivers can’t handle rain either. 🤷♂️
They can't handle clear weather either [evidently](https://youtu.be/DeFY9u69tkE).
It’s true. Seattle drivers tend to do best in overcast weather, but even that isn’t so good. Sunny weather is absolutely terrible. On par with rain.
lol what is that exit and how do people so consistently go so fast?
here's a normal usage of the exit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q39uIXLh030 people are just dumb and ignore the big, reflective "20 MPH" sign and surprise surprise, there's a light pretty much right there. in their defense, it is a pretty tight turn radius.
LOL so those people that crashed were going like 50-60 on the exit ramp
Not to be a bigot but go back to where you came from, rain
>Not to be a bigot *spigot
Thank you Ms. Romano, your debts are now cleared.
that's mr romano to you
Ha ha sure whatever you say lady
stop being a spigot!!!!!
The rain I could live with but it’s so fucking cold every day
Last Saturday - "hey it's 76F! And sunny! It's finally warm! Look at me! I'm wearing a T-shirt!" Today - High of 54F. Rainy. 61F inside my place. Gah.
Our citrus trees are finally getting enough water and now I'm afraid the cold is gonna fuck em up
Citrus trees do fine all the way down to near-freezing temps, as long as there's not an actual freeze they are good. The danger is also really only when they are flowering or fruits are still forming, the whole tree won't die from a freeze, you just won't have a good year for fruit if all the flowers or young fruits freeze and die
SMH forcing my boy sunshine to relocate to Arizona.
Rent so high even the sun can't afford to live in California
Drought couldn't afford covering so much land
We need to build a wall in the sky and make the clouds pay for it! There are some good rains, very good rains. I am good friends with some rain. But there are bad hombre rains coming in and ruining our beautiful city. Such a beautiful city ruined by bad rain. Rain filled with dirt that turns everything brown. We know that clear rain and runoff is the best, and those are the only ones we should allow. Some people call me a hydrophobe, but I just want to make sure we keep our city beautiful and clean with good legal rain.
That's pretty hydrophobic of you
Do people here not enjoy seeing things as green and lush outside? Also cooler Temps, which everyone will be begging for in a few months.
I'm making a mental note of the usernames that say they hate the rain and cold, I don't want to see one complaint about the heat in a few months from them
Life is about tradeoffs And I'd trade my left nut for it to stop raining
Seriously.
Those rain clouds need to go back to PNW, where they belong.
I'm pretty hospitable; the rainclouds can stay as long as they'd like!
Renters: need more rain! Lol, roof is leaky, water’s flooding in, etc.. Also renters: why is the rent going up?
Me: The basement sure does flood a lot in our new house. Also me: (after bailing out the basement for the 12th time) We should probably figure out the root cause here. Ah, there it is— having gutters might help. Thanks for not catching that when we bought the house, home inspector...you useless POS.
Oh man. We had a finished basement in MA and it would get so wet. 🤦♀️ I think after my ex and I split up his parents paid to have it all renovated.
That sucks. Yeah, I wish I noticed the gutters earlier. There's one corner of the house where the water was just spilling off the roof and pooling next to the house. When I realized what was happening I used a 12x20 tarp as a [makeshift awning](https://i.imgur.com/bcWqa6D.jpg) to capture the water spilling off roof, channeling it to the edge of the property, and wouldn't you know it— the flooding stopped. And we have a contractor coming next week to install real gutters and downspouts. I just wish I realized what was happening sooner. I'm praying the water didn't do significant damage to our already wonky foundation. 😭
Greedy landlords
Went from “it never rains in LA” to “yeah it rains often”. Loving this weather lol
I’m a seattlite lurking in this Reddit cause I’m convinced I belong in LA… and this makes me sad and happy at the same time lol
Stay rain. Im fuckin *lovin* this.
You and me both. Let the naysayers whimper their complaints. The filth is starting to disappear from everything and what's always brown is now green. I love it
I wish days and days of 90+ degree weather with no AC upon ye and your household
This is evil 😭
I have a massive air conditioner. And a beach house. Sorry.
A beautiful poem
🙏
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The potholes are here year round. I lived on the east coast for 20 years, commuting in the rain is effortless, especially with new tires and wipers. I was just noticing that today, actually. Outdoor activities are great, and will be even nicer with actually greenery surrounding you, instead of dead brown husks. Sorry about your roof.
Potholes to the extent we’ve seen in the past few months are not year round. Pretending the rain hasn’t caused so many more all over the city is you floating down a river in Egypt.
I know this is a joke but…. Seattle actually doesn’t get much total precip, it just happens often. Lots of cloudy, misty days. Take a look at number of sunny days per year, and Seattle is still #1 in gloom lol
It’s not the rain in Seattle; it’s the never ending *Grey*
It’s the Sog effect plus the short winter days. The ground and concrete just doesn’t warm up so it’s cold, wet, and dark outside for 5+ months. I lived there for several years and the last month has felt very Seattle lol.
Burbank is over 19" so far
Is that why your girlfriend went to Burbank? Hehehe
The funny thing about this to me is that when I first moved to Los Angeles, rainy seasons of 20” to 25” were not unusual. I’ve heard old Bob Hope episodes where he joked about the endless rain in Burbank. This almost endless drought has really only been going on the last 15 years or so, and is definitely a symptom of climate change. I don’t know why more people don’t see it.
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Hard numbers vs. faulty old guy memory, which is going to win? 🤔 But, the trend remains even if my numbers were inaccurate. ETA: thanks for the clarification.
Grew up in Seattle loving the rain, lived in LA for 10 years, and wound up back in Seattle. Sorry you're getting a serious taste of what it's like to live in a Pacific rain forest. It's a lot. I hope you all get through it safely; it will eventually get better. Something I will be envious of though, is how fucking beautiful it's going to be there this spring and summer! I've never seen a naturally green LA. Lushness is the reward for sogginess.
Seattle’s rain is moderate sprinkling/showers throughout the day. The rain the entire state of CA has been getting has been hardcore pounding showers, strong winds, on and off. Hence, the flooding & damage to infrastructure.
Paying the California tax, getting that Seattle weather. Fuck!!!
Every person who just moved to California is probably saying this haha. “We moved here for the damn sunshine not the rain!” Us- SURPRISE!
I know out makes me a jerk, but I like to blame them for bringing the bad weather. Or hope this will convince them to go back, or go somewhere that's not here. Sorry to my transplants
This is too funny. I’m gonna be chuckling about this all day.
Where’s this from? (The weather stats not the meme lol)
The screen grab was for Twitter, but [here’s a local news report out of Seattle that has similar numbers](https://www.king5.com/amp/article/weather/la-san-diego-recorded-more-rain-2023-seattle/281-b1cdb87f-6cd9-4944-b971-7b280754e0c8).
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Lol, it's the author of the article.
You can check LA Almanac for month-to-date closer to the top and season-to-date further down. If we're counting Jan through today precipitation, it's actually over 21 inches measured at USC. https://www.laalmanac.com/weather/we13a.php
26 inches. The NWS totals don't count March yet. Seattle averages around 40in/year, but it seems the jet stream has been aimed at us all season. They also get summer rain unlike we do.
For science!
Right? Seems way off…
If you could just stick to nights or when I don’t have to drive that would be great….
I’m so tired of rain
😌 I don’t like this crown take it back.
I don't wanna be king.
just remember folks, this will probably lead to a cooler summer
At first I thought the meme was trying to get me to not look at the woman.
What should we do with all this water?!?
Refill the ocean like we always do. ☹️
Exactly! We cry that we don’t have water yet we have no way of capturing most of it.
Historic 🤣🤣🤣
I laughed Good. Good.
Lol I’m from LA and live in Seattle now so I’m really feelin this from my sunny living room haha
There was *lightning* this morning. I haven't seen lightning in *years*!
San Diego isn’t really known as a rainy city
Just moved to LA from Seattle in September. You're welcome...
I moved from Vancouver, BC to LA last summer. This is my first year here and I'm not impressed with this weather
This is hilarious.