Seattle's mild winters and cool summers enable year-round outdoor activities. High temperatures in July average about 75 F (24 C), while low temperatures in winter drop below freezing an average of only 15 days per year. Seattle averages 158 days of measurable rain and 226 days of some cloud cover per year. Both most often occur in the winter and during the night. Seattle is in the direct path of the highly unstable Puget Sound Convergence Zone which makes local weather forecasting as much an art as a science.
Cold rolled steel is much more preferred in the machining world where the quality of the steel is an important factor of the quality of the final product, and the appearance of the steel is also an important factor.
Since the beginning of the year, the cost of hot-rolled steel is up 81 percent; cold rolled is up 69 percent; and galvanized steel is up 54 percent. The spot prices on flat-rolled steel are now at the $1,000 mark.About a year ago, it was selling at about $650 to $700 a metric ton.ince the beginning of the year, the cost of hot-rolled steel is up 81 percent; cold rolled is up 69 percent; and galvanized steel is up 54 percent. The spot prices on flat-rolled steel are now at the $1,000 mark.