>>1852091The only requirements for a rain forest are year round precipitation (no dry period), usually 65+ inches of rain per year, and low evaporation rates. In technicality a lot of the eastern US qualifies as a temperate rain forest, specifically the southern Appalachians and mid-Atlantic highlands. Florida and Louisiana also qualify as well but have different flora, making them mostly wet humid swamps with 60-80 inches of rain per year. You should also note that some parts of Washington and Oregon have dry periods in summer similar to California( 2/3rds of the rain falls in winter and spring while summer is dry), making them more Mediterranean influenced climates and temperate forests rather than real rain forests. While the eastern US has little to no dry periods or at the least a much weaker dry period. The largest true temperate rain forest in the US is in SE Alaska where 150-250 inches a year is common (nearly twice the Hoh rain forests annual rainfall) and there is never a dry period. The cloudiest place in the US is also in Alaska.
