[derekp7]

I was in Seattle a number of years ago for a training session, in January. It rained off and on, but overall I thought the weather was beautiful. Except the one day that it snowed, but the rest of the week was in the 70's.

Edit: to the response below, this was back in 98 or 99, something like that. I've looked up the historical weather, and it must have been that it felt like 70's to me, coming from Chicago (so it was probably more like 50's). I just remember not needing a jacket for most of the time I was there, and it "feeling good" when the sun came out.

[newobj]

70's in Seattle in January is a lie, misremembering, or massive fluke. Not normal. January is high of 40's.

Source: 20 year Seattle resident who loves it anyway.

[lukeschlather]

70 is a bit of an exaggeration, but 60 is not unusual. And if you're coming from most other places in the Northern US, it feels like 70 since you're coming from snow and ice.

http://weather-warehouse.com/WeatherHistory/PastWeatherData_...

[mikestew]

16 year resident here, and I'm trying to think of a week where it snowed and hit 70 within a seven day period. I'm not saying GP is lying, not at all, but perhaps might have selectively remembered their time in Seattle in January. Perhaps the sun peeked out and it just seemed like it was 70 in contrast. :-)

[newobj]

You know that it's colder when you see the sun in January :P

[davidw]

Maybe they're thinking of Denver? Doesn't sound like the PNW I know. Although occasionally you do get some nice days in February. Not 70F nice, though.

[mikestew]

I hesitate to pick on a post that was probably just a typo or remembering slightly wrong, but I was wondering so I looked it up: the record high for Seattle in January is 67F recorded in 1931. And the record low is zero...Fahrenheit. Yoiks, I'd have to consider moving again if it hit zero. :-)