You're ignoring clouds. It rains a whole lot more in Seattle than it does in Los Angeles. Edit: controlling (more or less) for latitude, it rains a whole lot

You're ignoring clouds. It rains a whole lot more in Seattle than it does in Los Angeles. Edit: controlling (more or less) for latitude, it rains a whole lot more in New Orleans than it does in Los Angeles. Los Angeles averages 34.1 rainy days per year. New Orleans averages 115.1.