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A rainshadow is a "shadow" of dryness and even desertification by the side of a mountain. This happens because the moutain prevents the moist winds from trekking over to this "shadow" side of the mountain. An example of this in Washington would be Port Angeles on the Olympic Peninsula. For this reason, Port Angeles gets significantly less rainfall in inches per year than Ketchican (also in Washington). Another example of this is Seattle. It also lies in the rainshadow of the Olympic Mountains. As a result, NYC actually gets more rain each year (as it is not protected by any mountains) though Seattle does get more cloudy days.

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