Western Washington
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Western Washington is a region of the United States defined as the area of Washington State west of the Cascade Mountains. This region is home to the state's largest city, Seattle, the state capital, Olympia, and most of the state's residents. The climate is generally far more damp and temperate than that of Eastern Washington.
Climate
Western Washington is known as having a far wetter climate than the eastern portion of the state, primarily due to the effects of the Cascades' rain shadow. The average location in Eastern Washington only receives an average of Template:Convert of precipitation per year,[1] whereas the average place in Western Washington receives Template:Convert.[1] The average location in Western Washington gets 168 days of measurable precipitation per year.[2]
The place that receives the most recorded precipitation is Lake Quinault on the Olympic Peninsula, with an average of Template:Convert per year.[3] The Long Beach Experimental Station has the most days of measurable precipitation, averaging 215 each year.[2]
Population
As of the 2020 census, Western Washington was home to 6,037,688 of the state's total 7,705,281 residents, making its population comparable to that of Missouri.[4][5] The region has a land area of Template:Convert, making its land area comparable to that of West Virginia. The population density of Western Washington is Template:Convert.
Counties
Counties in Western Washington:
- Clallam
- Clark
- Cowlitz
- Grays Harbor
- Island
- Jefferson
- King
- Kitsap
- Lewis
- Mason
- Pacific
- Pierce
- San Juan
- Skagit
- Skamania
- Snohomish
- Thurston
- Wahkiakum
- Whatcom
Cities of note
Major cities in Western Washington:[6]
- Aberdeen
- Anacortes
- Auburn
- Bellevue
- Bellingham
- Bremerton
- Everett
- Edmonds
- Federal Way
- Issaquah
- Kelso
- Kirkland
- Lake Stevens
- Longview
- Lynnwood
- Monroe
- Mount Vernon
- Oak Harbour
- Olympia
- Port Angeles
- Port Townsend
- Puyallup
- Redmond
- Renton
- Seattle
- Shelton
- Tacoma
- Vancouver
References
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- ↑ a b http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/summary/Climsmwa.html Western Regional Climate Data Center Website
- ↑ a b http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/wa/wa.01.html Western Regional Climate Data Center, Days of Precipitation
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- ↑ See List of U.S. states and territories by population for the most recent state population figures.
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