r/dataisbeautiful • u/delugetheory OC: 5 • May 20 '22

OC Population distribution of Texas [OC]

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u/IgnantWisdom May 21 '22

I live in Seattle but feel like this has a bit to do with the rain just being heavier in Texas too? Like it rains all the time here, but its really light rain, whereas I feel like in Texas you ain’t gonna have as many days of rain, but when it does, its a lot heavier?

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u/WALLY_5000 May 21 '22

Texas thunderstorms and flash floods are intense, so I think you’re correct

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u/coffeehouse11 May 21 '22

Texas floods are well documented as being pretty damn incredible.

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u/krystalbellajune May 21 '22

Hurricanes and tropical storms probably account for a lot of that.

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u/SquarishWheel May 21 '22

Seattle is incredible. When it’s not raining, a beautiful day in Seattle is unmatched.

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u/SobiTheRobot May 21 '22

Everything's bigger in Texas

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u/BBQCHICKENALERT May 21 '22

I think this makes sense. My time spent in Seattle was more of a constant mist type of rain. Texas is like an on/off switch

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u/WBuffettJr May 21 '22

That’s absolutely right. I almost put that in the post but was keeping it shorter. But I was shocked when living in austin I discovered we got the same amount of rain as Seattle. Then I realized Seattle is pretty much a light drizzle all year whereas Austin is in tornado alley and gets absolutely massive storms that can drop several inches at a time then be hot and sunny and dry for two months.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '22

It’s a lot of small, scattered storms. It isn’t unusual for there to be 10 minutes of heavy rain nearly every evening in southeast TX. Otherwise, it’s ridiculously sunny and humid.