[bedolido]

It amazes me that such a beautiful area can achieve such a normal (for most other US cities) temperature record. Guess Seattle wouldn't be so beautiful without all the rain... but 49 days of 70+ weather is a sad record.

[Publius]

Sh-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h!!!!! Now you'll have everybody moving here.

For the record it rains every day. We don't tan, we rust. The state tree is a fungus.

(Jeez, bedolido, what are you trying to do?!!)

[RobRoy]

I bicycle commute to downtown Seattle. This little fact has not been lost on me. It nas been spectacular! Just this morning, I came out of the showers in Wamu Tower and looked at the blue sky and the golden sunlight iluminating the glass and granite of the "an roll on building" and said to myself, "Our culture really is a beautifully gold plated garbage can." Except for the garbage can part, it was truly wonderful, and a thing I have enjoyed for, what, 49 days now.

If it weren't for the politics, Seattle would be next to perfect.

[Charliehorse]

I live near Dallas, TX. I think we have had more than 49 days in which the temperature has not gotten below 70 degrees. Probably hasn't been below 80 degrees very manydays .

[goodnesswins]

I remember THAT sumemr of 1958.....and, yes, I have web feet.

[Cobra64]

Is this 70 degree celcius. If not, what's wrong with "70 degrees?" I think that's a verrrry comfortable temperature.

[Hoverbug]

AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Global warming!!! Run for your lives!!!!!!!!!!!!

(sorry, couldn't pass it up)

Hb

[Moonman62]

Perfect weather. The best summer vacation I ever had was in the PNW.

[Steve_Seattle]

People in Seattle are a bit goofy about the weather. When the temperature reaches 80 degrees on a summer day, it's the top story on the local news, and when there's a flake of snow in the winter, the TV reporters fan out all over the countryside looking for snowflake #2.

[Steve_Seattle]

Despite the weather, there are lots of nice things to see in Seattle: Vancouver, Victoria, and the San Juans.

[xp38]

Fear not Seattle people you can contemplate this while paying the new 10 cent tax on espresso coffee.

[radiohead]

Man, I am roasting here in Northgate (north Seattle) today. Got the balcony door open and the mini-fan on next to the computer. The sky is so bright blue I've had to draw the curtain next to my desk to cut down on the glare.

Personally, I am sick of all this sun. I want the clouds, I want the mist, I want to be able to take a walk w/o it being 80 degrees outside. I want to go outside w/o my stupid little sun hat.

Also, unlike the east coast where people know how to deal w/heat, the Seattlites are like the French - not an air conditioner to be found. I couldn't even buy one because my relatively new apartment complex isn't wired for the increased load of A/C.

The university offices aren't air conditioned, the buses don't have air, what the heck is wrong w/these people???

I moved here for the rain and misery. Wha' happened???

[Uncle Miltie]

Beautiful place, awful people

(Freepers excepted, of course.)

B.C.

(Born and raised in Seattle. Happy resident of Fargo, ND. Never Going Back if I can help it....)

[CyberCowboy777]

This beautiful summer is almost up and I dread the coming darkness.

I have lived in the SW Washington/Portland, OR. area for 7 years and have yet to be conditioned to all the rain.

And of course when I say rain I mean 7 or 8 months of perpetual drizzle broken by the occasional freezing rain or downpour.

I would trade it, but the money is good.

[Redbob]

BFD.

Here in North Texas it's been 99+ every day for over two months now.

And this is a "cool" summer.

[rwfromkansas]

Oh how awful.

It was 110 here a couple days ago...with humidity despite hardly any rain.

[freekitty]

What does 70 degrees feel like?

[I'll be your Huckleberry]

ping

[Koblenz]

Gee, if Seattle were in France, 5,000 natives would be dead from heatstroke.

[Psycho_Bunny]

SEATTLE - Seattle tied a record Monday for 49 straight days of temperatures of 70 degrees or higher.

It'll stop tomorrow:  I'm taking a few well-earned days off and playing golf.

Me deciding to play golf always snaps the good weather.  Break out your snow boots.