![]() Seattle generally does not experience many extremes of weather. ![]() The hottest officially recorded temperature was 108 ☏ (42 ☌) on Jthe coldest recorded temperature was 0 ☏ (−18 ☌) on Januthe record cold daily maximum is 16 ☏ (−9 ☌) on January 14, 1950, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is 73 ☏ (23 ☌) on June 27, 2021. Prior to 1945 the official temperatures were observed in locations in downtown Seattle, which tends in general to be somewhat warmer and drier than the airport location. Records for the Seattle City area date back to 1894, with records at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport beginning in 1945, a location notably not within Seattle. The city and environs are part of USDA hardiness zone 8b, with isolated coastal pockets falling under 9a. The climate is sometimes characterized as a "modified Mediterranean" climate because it is cooler and wetter than a "true" Mediterranean climate, but shares the characteristic dry summer and the associated reliance upon cooler-season precipitation (which has a strong influence on the region's vegetation). It has cool, wet winters and mild, relatively dry summers, covering characteristics of both. ![]() ![]() The climate of Seattle is temperate, classified in the Warm-Summer (in contrast to Hot-Summer) subtype of the Mediterranean zone by the most common climate classification ( Köppen: Csb) although some sources put the city in the oceanic zone ( Trewartha: Do). Seattle experiences around 150 days with at least 0.01 inches (0.25 mm) precipitation each year. ![]()
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