Our summer weather: Fact, fiction or rain?

Pittsburghers like to lament our weather, even in summer. And yes, it rained this month for the Three Rivers Arts Festival, as usual. But is our weather really worse than elsewhere?

Perhaps compared to Hawaii. But we’re not really exceptional. Uh, we’re kind of average. Don’t take it from me, consult the experts.

The average annual rainfall in Pittsburgh: 38 inches. The national average? The same. The annual average snowfall in Pittsburgh: 28 inches. The national average? The same. Sorry to rain on your parade, metaphorically speaking.

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