I-Seattle idume ngemvula eye yahamba cishe ngamazwe ngamazwe. Wonke umuntu uyazi ukuthi kunamvula njalo eSttletle, unyaka wonke, nokuthi sonke sitholakale kakhulu ku-vitamin D lapha ... kwesokudla?
Awukho iqiniso. Imvula eSattle iyindawo evamile evamile. I-autumns yethu kanye nobusika bavame ukuba mnandi kakhulu, kodwa akuyona into embi njengoba abantu benza kubonakale. Uzozwa abantu bethi imvula yonyaka wonke lapha, okuyinto ngokuvamile engeyona yeqiniso (noma kunjalo, iminyaka ethile, ilungiselele isigayegaye).
Iminyaka eminingi, ukushisa kufudumele futhi kuyomile, futhi eminyakeni ethile isimo sezulu esifudumele nesomile siqala entwasahlobo. Ungase ubambe ngisho nezimbali ze-cherry eziphuma ngo-February!
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhlala lapha ungumphefumulo wonke noma ucabangela ukuthuthela eNyakatho-ntshonalanga Enkulu, ukwazi kancane ukuthi imvula kaningi ingakhonza kanjani kahle. Okungenani, i-bits ezimbalwa zemithombo yamanzi ingakhumbuza ukuthi ilanga lizophuma ekugcineni. Futhi uma kwenzeka, kunezindawo ezimbalwa zezulu ezithakazelisayo.
I-Seattle Rain Trivia
I-Seattle ifika kangaki izinsuku zemvula?
Cishe ngo-150.
Zingaki izinsuku zelanga?
Ngokwesilinganiso, cishe ngo-58 ngonyaka, kodwa izinsuku zethu ezinamafu eziningi zifaka lokho esikubiza ngokuthi ama-sunbreaks noma ilanga eliphuka, ngakho-ke ukukhanya akusho ukuthi i-dreary noma imvula impela.
Imvula ephakathi e Seattle?
Amasentimitha angu-37, angaphansi kwamadolobha amakhulu.
Inani lezinsuku ezinzima minyaka yonke?
Cishe ngu-225 (iningi lawo ekwindla nasebusika).
Yimaphi amadolobha athola imvula engaphezu kuka Seattle?
Eziningana! I-Chicago, i-Dallas, i-Miami, ngisho ne-Portland yonke idinga imvula eminingi ngonyaka ngaphezu kuka-Seattle. I-Portland nje emaphethelweni e-Seattle ngaphandle kwemvula yaminyaka yonke ephakathi kwama-37.5. Kodwa-ke, i-Seattle yaziwa ngenxa yemvula yayo enomsoco, emnene kuneziphepho ezinkulu lapho amadolobha amaningi ase-East Coast athola imvula enkulu yonke ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Abanye abantu abavela ezindaweni zezwe abasetshenziselwa ukuduma okukhulu kwemvula bangase bangacabangi ngisho nokuthi imvula yethu imvula impela "yangempela" nhlobo.
Ubani othola imvula enkulu-Seattle noma i-Tacoma?
I-Tacoma ithola okungaphezulu kuka-Seattle cishe ngamasentimitha angu-39 ngonyaka. I-Olympia kuya eningizimu iphakamisa kubo bobabili nge-intshi engaphezu kwama-50 emvula yonyaka.
Ingabe abantu base Seattle basebenzisa ama-Umbrellas?
Lo mbuzo uzokuthola izimpendulo eziningi ezahlukene, kodwa iqiniso lokuthi abantu baseSttle-ndawo basebenzisa izambulela kakhulu kunabalingani babo ezweni lonke. Awekho izibalo zangempela laphaya ukusekela lesi sitatimende-vele ubheke ezungeze emgwaqweni uma uphuma ngosuku lwemvula. Ngokuqinisekile, uzobona izambulela ezimbalwa, kodwa uzobona amajeketi amaningi amakhodi.
Isizathu salokhu sisho ukuchazwa. Isizathu esiningi ukuthi imvula ivame lapha, futhi imvula isikhathi eside, ikakhulukazi ekwindla nasebusika. Ukuthwala isambulela esisindayo kuzungeze izipho kuyinkinga ehlala njalo. Izingxenye zePuget Sound, edolobheni lase Seattle lihlanganisa, kaningi futhi zithola imimoya ephakeme ekwindla nasebusika. Ukuphatha isambulela emoyeni nasemvula ngokuvamile akunakwenzeka futhi kunzima kakhulu kunokuba kusetshenziswe. Ijacket enezinyosi ivumela izandla zakho ukuba zihlale zikhululekile ukulwa nomoya njengoba kudingeka.
Kuyinto yokuphikisana uma kungenjalo ukuthwala isambulela ukukhomba ngokuziqhenya kwe-Seattleites noma kumane kungathandeki. Yenza noma yini ezwa kahle kuwe. Akekho ozokuqapha uma ukhetha isambulela ku-jacket ekhishiwe.
Kungani Kunemvula Eningi eSttletle?
I-Seattle ilungile endleleni yesimo sezulu esivame ukuletha umswakama ovela ePacific Ocean. Amanzi aphuphuma olwandle futhi aqhutshwa ngamaphethini wezulu phezulu kwezintaba ze-Olimpiki, lapho epholile khona futhi amaconsi amanzi asondeza imvula sonke esiyaziyo futhi siyayithanda. Ama-Olimpiki akha isithunzi semvula, esivame kakhulu ezindaweni eziseduze naseSequim - idolobha elincane elisenyakatho-mpumalanga yezintaba ezithatha imvula engamamitha angu-18 ngonyaka. Ngezinga elithile, leli thunzi lemvula lizuzisa Seattle. Yebo, sithola imvula eminingi, kodwa ngaphandle kwezintaba, sithola okuningi!
Okufanele Ukwenze eS Seattle Uma Kukhula
Ngenhlanhla lapho kunemvula, kunezinto eziningi okufanele zenze ngaphakathi endlini. Kodwa imvula ayivimbeli Seattleites ekuphumeni ukukwenza lokho abafuna ukukwenza. Uzobona abantu bephuma begijima emvula, behamba emvula futhi ngokuvamile bahamba ngebhizinisi labo. Ngakho-ke ungabi namahloni ngokugqoka ijaji lakho lemvula nokuthatha ukuhamba.
Uma ungafuni ukuthatha imvula, zama ukuvakashela iminyuziyamu yakwa-Seattle , okuyizinhle kakhulu ezinsukwini ze-museum zamahhala! Kunamamyuziyamu edolobheni noma eduze nawo wonke okuthandayo. Ezinkulu kakhulu zihlanganisa i-Seattle Art Museum, i-Museum of Flight, i-MoPOP ne-MOHAI, kodwa khetha i-adventure yakho.
Uma udlala ngaphandle kwamadolobhana, i-Seattle Underground Tour ihlanganiswe cishe lonke uhambo. Futhi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungowokuhlala noma uvela ngaphandle kwedolobha, ukuchitha isikhathi esithile ku-Pike Place Market njalo kulungile ihora noma amabili emvula (nendawo enhle yokufudumala ngekhofi noma amanye ama-donuts amasha asuka kuDaily Dozen Doughuts.
I-Seattle nayo inezinto eziningi zokuthenga ngaphakathi endlini ezindaweni ezinjenge-Westlake Center yedolobha, i-Southcenter Mall nje eningizimu neqoqo le-Bellevue empumalanga, elikhulu ngokwanele ukukugcina imvula isikhathi eside njengoba ingahlanganiswa nanye, kodwa izikhungo ezintathu zokuthenga zonke ezixhunywe yizigodi ezihambayo kanye namabhuloho esibhakabhaka.
Ungase futhi uhambe ubone umbukiso. Phakathi kwe-5th Avenue Theatre, i-Paramount, i-Showbox, i-ACT yaseshashalazini kanye nezinye izindawo ezinkulu nezincane, kukhona okukhona njalo esiteji.
Uma ngempela udinga nje ukukhipha izingane ngaphandle kwendlu, bheka ezindaweni ezifana nesikhungo sokuzijabulisa komndeni eTukwila, Seattle Aquarium, Pacific Science Centre noma uhlole iVolunteer Park Conservatory.