"And the "wet coast" is really a myth. Seattle gets rain, but Vancouver is tucked behind Vancouver Island and is much drier." This is just blatantly false, and

"And the "wet coast" is really a myth. Seattle gets rain, but Vancouver is tucked behind Vancouver Island and is much drier." This is just blatantly false, and easy to check. Vancouver average annual rainfall is around 45 inches. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle#Climate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle#Climate Seattle average annual rainfall is around 37 inches. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle#Climate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle#Climate Vancouver also gets more snow. I guess Seattle is "tucked in" behind the Olympic Peninsula better than Vancouver is behind Vancouver Island.