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Curious Nashville: So How Much Rain Does Nashville Get In A Year?

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WPLN listener Daniel Wooden asks Curious Nashville:
“Is it true that Nashville gets more rain annually than Seattle, Washington?”
The answers is pretty straightforward: yes.

The horror of Hurricane Harvey made us take another look at this question, given that parts of Houston have already had more rain than Nashville gets in a whole year and way more than Seattle.

In fact, much of the South gets more precipitation than drizzly Seattle, where rain gauges collect a mere 37 inches a year. Nashville soaks up 47 inches on average, according to U.S. climate data. Memphis is even wetter.

Perhaps you could say in a place like Tennessee, when it rains, it pours. And in Seattle, when it rains, it really sprinkles.

Where Seattle tops Nashville is on the number of rainy vdays per year with 147 compared to 119.

Nashville is also a little more consistent with its rainfall than Seattle, which has an obvious dry season.

May is the wettest month in Nashville and June is far from the dryest.

That’s the short answer. To go deep with Curious Nashville, check out our podcast or ask you question here:

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Blake Farmer is the host of “This Is Nashville,” the flagship weekday show of Nashville Public Radio. Previously, Blake spent 16 years at WPLN News, serving as host, editor and news director. Before a two-year radio hiatus with a Nashville-based healthcare company, Blake was one of the country’s most prolific healthcare audio journalists. He produced stories for both local and national programs, extending the reach of his reporting through a partnership with KFF Health News. Outside of work, Blake can be found running or biking on roads that other Nashvillians consider too busy for such activities. So far, he has always made it home to his wife of 20 years and two children.

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