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| Sept. 20, 2006 Burghboy 8 posts | Seattle I hope they never have another tournament in Seattle. The weather was just horrible from Wed to Sun last week. In fact - other than the Space Needle and Market Place - nothing in Seattle impressed me much. How about keeping future events in the warmer climates? |
| Sept. 20, 2006 einstein Men's 50 3112 posts | Bboy, That's the first I heard the weather was bad. I lived in Seattle for about one year a while ago and when the sun is out all day like it is only a couple of weeks a year, it's one of the most beautiful places on earth. My fear about whether to weather the weather is when going to the Southeast, like Alabama or Louisiana anytime, especially in late August and September. The 45 and over ASA National in Alabama first week in September 2006 was cancelled due to lack of teams but I wasn't heartbroken as the weather forecast said significant chance of thunder showers Friday, Saturday and Sunday. All to say, I think more careful consideration should be given to place and time by those people who select where tournaments are played so inclement climate conditions indiginous to the locale are not a primary factor. |
| Sept. 20, 2006 bashbro1 Men's 70 267 posts | I’ve never aplogized for being myself…I’m not about to apolgize for Seattle's weather! Seattle Climate Data & Commentary: If you like damp, or dark and dank and really cool weather (cool as in the temperature sense) , overcast skies most of the year, and a year round mild Marine climate, Seattle is the place for you buddy boy. If you like hot, dry and sunny weather, with drinking water high in mineral content, you will not want to live in Seattle, so don’t consider moving here, it’d be a mistake. NO! Contrary to Californian’s and Arizonian's belief, it does not rain every day Seattle, just most of the days! Many large cities on the USA east coast (i.e., Atlanta, New York, Washington D.C.) receive more annual precipitation than Seattle. However, when it stops raining in these east coast cities, the sky clears. In Seattle, when it stops raining, the sky stays overcast and rather dreary. The rain in Seattle is usually a light or fine misty rain but some torrential downpours do occur like on last Thursday morning's beginning of the Men’s 40’s, 60’s and Women’s classes as they were getting underway. Understand that that rain fall just ended an entier summer of nearly NO rain. The 50’s, 55’s, 65’s, 70’s, 75’s and 80’s got absolutely superb ball playing weather conditions. he normal average annual precipitation total for Seattle is 37.19 inches. Summers in Seattle are usually warm, dry, and sunny, with long days and cool nights displaying a lots of GREEN and little or no BROWN that I guess you dudes from the lower contiguous states like to much. I bet you really like the UPS uniforms and they slogon…BROWN get’s it to TOWN? SOURCE: Weather Research Center 3227 Audley St. Houston, Texas 77098 (713) 529-3076 Coldest US Cities based on Normal Daily Minimum [Deg F] Barrow, AK 4.1 Barter Island, AK 4.3 Bettles, AK 12.9 Kotzebue, AK 15.3 Mt. Washington, NH 19.8 Coldest US Cities based on Record Temperatures [Deg F] McGrath, AK -75 Bettles, AK -70 Fairbanks, AK -62 Barrow, AK -56 Nome, AK -54 Williston, ND -50 Boca, CA -45 Glasgow, MT -47 Mt. Washington, NH -47 Hottest US Cities based on Normal Daily Maximum [Deg F] Yuma, AZ 87.9 Phoenix, AZ 85.9 Honolulu, HI 84.4 Kahului, HI 83.9 Ft. Myers, FL 83.9 Hottest US Cities based on Record Temperatures [Deg F] Yuma, AZ 124 Phoenix, AZ 122 Redding, CA 118 Midland-Odessa, TX 116 Medford, OR 115 Lewiston, ID 115 Sacramento, CA 115 Most Number of Rain Days [.01 or more] Hilo, HI 278 Yakutat, AK 235 Cold Bay, AK 226 Annette, AK 223 Juneau, AK 222 Mt. Washington, NH 209 Quillayute, WA 208 Cities with the Most Annual Rainfall [Inches] Yakutat, AK 151.25 Hilo, HI 129.19 Quillayute, WA 105.18 Annette, AK 103.28 Percent of Maximum Possible Sunshine [%] Yuma, AZ -90 Redding, CA -88 Las Vegas, NV -85 Tucson, AZ -85 Phoenix, AZ -85 El Paso, TX -84 Cloudiest Cities - Mean # of Days] Cold Bay, AK -305 Juneau, AK -282 Valdez, AK -259 Anchorage,AK -241 Quillayute, WA -239 Astoria, OR -239 Olympia, WA -228 Seattle, WA -226 Portland, OR -222 Least Humid Cities[%] Morning -Afternoon Las Vegas, NV -40 -21 Phoenix, AZ -51 -3 Yuma, AZ 53 23 Tucson, AZ 53 25 El Paso, TX 57 28 Albuquerque, NM 60 29 Grand Junction, CO 61 36 Winslow, AZ 62 30 Colorado Springs, CO 63 40 Winnemucca, NV 64 34 Bakersfield, CA 65 38 Rosewell,NM 66 33 Billings, MT 66 44 Big Delta, AK 67 57 Most Humid Cities[%] Morning Afternoon Quillayute, WA 93 73 Gainesville, FL 93 60 Olympia, WA 92 64 Port Arthur, TX 91 64 Lake Charles, LA 91 63 Eugene, OR 91 60 Jackson, MS 91 58 Tallahassee, FL 91 55 Corpus Christi, TX 90 62 Houston, TX 90 60 Victoria, TX 90 60 Ahseville, NC 90 58 Cities with the most number of days with minimum <32 degs Barrow, AK 322 Kotzebue, AK -249 Mt. Washington, NH -243 Bettles, AK 240 Nome, AK 238 Gulkana, AK 237 Unalakleet, AK -236 McGrath, AK 229 Alamosa, CO -227 Talkeetna, AK -225 Bethetl, AK 223 Fairbanks, AK -222 Big Delta, AK -222 Ely, NV -219 Flagstaff, AZ 209 Burns, OR -205 bashbro1 is a computer software programmer for a large aero-space co. in the Pacific NW and never been ELECTRACUTED while working at his PC! |
| Sept. 20, 2006 Dbax Men's 65 2100 posts | Arrived in Washington on Sept. 10th. Spent 4 days in the Olympic Peninsula on Lake Quinault. Hiking the Rain Forest, and visiting Ruby Beach. Absolutely awesome. Beautiful weather. It didn't start to rain until Friday morning when the womens 40 was starting. Only delayed games a couple of hours. Visited Pike Market, road the Ducks, Space needle, EMP Music Experience and Museum of Flight. Climbed aboard Kennedy's Air Force One and also the Concord. Had a fantastic time! |
| Sept. 20, 2006 Longballr9 Men's 40 48 posts | I'll tell you that I was suprised to see as much rain as we did. However, under the circumstances the director's at Russell Road did a great job and the field prep crew worked their butts off. All and all it was a great tourney. As for myself, I'd much rather play in the cooler weather. Next year: Phoenix, AZ. Take care all.... Mike Williams Master's Division National Director |
| Sept. 20, 2006 Gary Heifner 248 posts | I believe I heard one tourney official say that the tourney was going to be in Phoenix for the next three years. I really enjoyed it when it was in Vegas. However, Vegas seems to get more expensive each year, Flights-Hotels etc. |
| Sept. 20, 2006 Change up fan 7 posts | WE WERE IN SEATTLE FOR A TOURNAMENT 9-6 THRU 9-10 AND IT WAS AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE YEAR BEFORE!! I HATED TO COME BACK TO THIS SMOG, PEOPLE & CRIME INFESTED SO. CAL. NOT ONLY WAS THE WEATHER PERFECT BUT THE PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES WERE SO ACCOMIDATING. AL & SANDY TOOK US TO A BAR B Q PLACE, (CANNOT REMEMBER THE NAME) THEY CALLED AHEAD, AND WHEN WE ARRIVED THEY HAD OUR TABLES COVERED IN CLOTHS, A BIN FULL OF COMPLIMENTARY WATERS AND LET US KNOW THEY WERE AT OUR SERVICE!! VERY IMPRESSIVE!! BOY, THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE WHEN YOU PATRONIZE A BUSINESS. ANYWAY, SEATTLE GETS PROPS HERE AND MOST OF US LOVE IT THERE AND WE SHOULD PLAY THERE EVERY!!!!!! YEAR!! |
| Sept. 21, 2006 SunBum 10 posts | I'm not sure if Burghboy was in the same Seattle the we were last week. We were there for the 60s and played in Federal Way for all our games. The weather was cooler than some of the years we have played in Las Vegas and Phoenix, but nowhere near what we would say was horrible. We were delayed a little bit on Thursday because I guess that Federal Way had to take some games from the other places to get those groups finished, but by the end of Thursday the schedule was only like an hour behind. I don't think a single game was cancelled because of the weather, and we've been at tournaments when the schedule was farther behind than that in the morning. The director at our fields did a good job keeping things going and we have no complaints. |
| Sept. 21, 2006 Foothills Men's 55 95 posts | Keep it in Seattle . We play to hit . The cool climate at least lets us hit a true 375 compression ball . Every degree over 75 ball looses 5 LB. of compression . Rather play in cool weather than hit mush in hotter climates . |
| Sept. 21, 2006 TexasTransplant Men's 70 516 posts | Well, let's just play it in Anchorage, Alaska :) Seriously, I had a great time in Seattle, but its a long way from most of the country. |
| Sept. 22, 2006 TotallyRec Men's 50 33 posts | Just to weigh in on this topic, I enjoyed the weather and the playing conditions in Seattle. I have played in Las Vegas, Reno and Phoenix in 100+ degree weather only to find teams and players jeopardizing their health by playing in such extreme heat. I play in the 50+ division and have seen players suffer with heat related health issues when competing in the heat of the day. I can only imagine the toll the weather might take on the older divisions. Why wouldn't we want the best competition in the best climate? I agree that nothing compares to the amenties offered in Las Vegas or Reno, but I would sacrafice those amenities to play in the best conditions possible. I would also submit that I have not played in the high humidity of the eastern seaboard, but I have heard that the humidity can also present some serious health issues. Making money is one thing, but keeping in mind the health of the players is paramount in my mind. |
