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Originally Posted by Sun Belt
One more thing about the Seattle to Pittsburgh analogy is cloudy weather. They're nearly identical. The lighting is similar and helps with the similarity of appearance of both cities.
Seattle, Washington: 308 cloudy days. 84% days are cloudy
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 306 cloudy days--84%.
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While these numbers look identical... the two regions experience much different types of 'cloudy weather' (when it happens over the course of the year, types/frequency/intensity of precipitation, darkness of clouds, shape of clouds, partly sunniness, etc.). To experience a year in both cities would be very different climatic experiences.
And the "306 cloudy days" statistic is the most doom and gloom way to put things... it conjures images of relentlessly gray skies day after day. This must include all sorts of days that are a mix of cloud and sun... perfectly bright, beautiful and delightful days that happen to include some portion of the sky or some period of the day that has clouds.