>>2768591That's totally wrong. You might as well say eastern Washington is rainforest that just has a reduced amount of rain compared to the rest of the region due to the rain shadow. Sequim gets about as much rainfall as coastal southern California and is basically savannah. Port Angeles is only slightly wetter. Really the only parts of Washington that are even notably wet are the high mountains and the coast. The Puget Sound region south is somewhat drier than basically all of the eastern US and much of Europe and essentially has a cool mediterranean climate.