In fact, such currents are more accurately described as longshore drift or longshore current (the defining characteristic of a rip current is that it goes out to sea). While rip currents are localised, longshore drift is general, moving in the same direction along a whole coastline. This poses little danger in itself, but can drag surfers towards hazardous obstacles (rocks, groynes, piers, etc.) without their noticing, or simply away from supervising family members and friends.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be moderate during summer with a difference that can reach 27 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 16 degrees Fahrenheit. The annual average precipitation at Brinnon is 54.36 Inches. Winter months tend to be wetter than summer months. The wettest month of the year is December with an average rainfall of 8.65 Inches.
Sixty miles to the south of Seattle, the state capital Olympia, which is out of the Olympic Mountains' rain shadow, receives an annual average precipitation of 50 in (1,270 mm). The city of Bremerton, about 15 mi (24 km) west of downtown Seattle, receives 56.4 in (1,430 mm) of precipitation annually.ith an estimated 668,342 residents as of 2014, Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America, and, as of July 2013, is the fastest-growing major city in the United States.