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MaoChan
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I searched and saw a few things here or there but I want to hear from the people who actually live there, what is the usual temperature for PAX? (morning, afternoon, and night)
I mean sure if it is about 50 degrees that might not seem so bad to you but it can be a pretty big jump for some of us (I am in Texas where we get 100's on the regular so a 50 degree jump is big for me).
I mean sure if it is about 50 degrees that might not seem so bad to you but it can be a pretty big jump for some of us (I am in Texas where we get 100's on the regular so a 50 degree jump is big for me).
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At the new venue, though, everything is indoors in a very comfortable environment. Outside, it will usually be very nice. In the 80s, probably. 90s on the high end. 100s would be a freak event.
You have your umbrella or rain jacket in your backpack.
You throw on a light fall jacket for walking around town after dark.
If the line is inside in the same gigantic room as last year, you will be standing or sitting on hard, smooth, cold, indoor concrete.
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By the way, if you've never been to PAX before I'll offer this advice: standing in lines is completely unnecessary.
For some reason, there are a lot of people (all newbies?) who have this fear that if they don't get in line, they'll get shut out of an event. People will line up hours before each event, but don't believe the hype. You can just walk up to the door 10 minutes before any event and get in. The main hall is monstrous so seating is essentially unlimited. And they have giant screens on stage and a nice sound system, so there is no bad seat in the house.
You'll really get more out of the event if you don't follow the herd.
How bad is the line to get in the main doors at the begining of the day?
Maybe true for the main theater last year. It certinally might not be that case this year, and its not the case for the smaller theaters where some of the other smaller pannels are held. Theres limited seating in the smaller theaters and people get turned away from those.
As for weather. Its cooler in the convention center due to its massive AC than it will be outside. During pax it ranges between 70-85 degrees during the day. Nights are around 60 degrees.
It should be nice summertime weather in Seattle... ranging from "hey it's nice & warm" to "wow it's pretty warm" with a slight chance of "whoa it's kinda hot!" Also keep in mind it's Seattle so there's always a chance of "lolwut rain?"
Shorts & t-shirts should be comfortable even into the evenings for any short walks you might be taking (if you plan on being outside for hours on end between 11pm-5am you might want jeans & long sleeves or a light jacket). Climate Control inside the WSCTC last year was perfect, wear light clothing to cut back on the sweat & manstink when possible.
If it does rain by chance, most buildings in Seattle have overhangs to walk under for most stretches and unless your trekking across the entire city you'll probably survive without an umbrella... but feel free to pack one just incase. I work downtown & rarely use an umbrella even in nastiest of nasty weather.
Keep in mind that PAX is contained in one giant building so you nearly never have to leave the protection of a roof & air conditioning... although the small food courts there will likely be overrun so you might want to get outside now and then.
Seattle is absolutely gorgeous for it's 12 days of summer a year so here's to hoping PAX falls on 3 nice days again (we've had a pretty good record so far).
Seattle usually has 2 months in the summer where it doesnt rain at all or just one or 2 days. Usually august-september timeframe.
Every year the power company blames the lack of rain around that time to jack up my power bill. Fuckers.
And really this year. Its the wet....wetter season in seattle, so expect some slight showers. Or it could be sunny. Who knows.
All hail the Hypno-Spode!
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...Nono. It's Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs!
...Sorry. I nerded out in the childrens' literature way there.
Evenings will probably stay in the 50s. Last year it was completely dry. I was able to walk downtown without a jacket and not get cold.
Best advice: pack light. Tee shirts and shorts, with plenty of extra room for swag.
I think you are correct. Though I could be wrong on you being correct. Never heard of that term before...and I am over in the San Francisco area.
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Well, it has been raining this past month, so if its going to happen, it had better happen fast.
All hail the Hypno-Spode!
$5 sez that most of july/august/sept will be dry
Temperature-wise, the end of August is pretty much the best summer weather for the area - the high 80's/90's weather has cooled back down to the high 70's/80's, but still very sunny and very little rainfall. Of course, this year could be dfferent, we've had such odd weather, with snow running VERY late into the year, this weekend it is even snowing in the mountains, and we seem to have skipped the sunny/warm part of spring...
If this is accurate, then I think we're all good to go. Especially when you consider that I'm coming from this:
http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/31322?from=36hr_bottomnav_allergies
...and that doesn't take into consideration the 110 degree heat index we had yesterday.
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Any place that's on the coast is ultimately more moderate than inland at the same latitude because the sea makes hot air colder and cold air hotter. Since Seattle's part of the ocean is so withdrawn that extreme oceanic weather patterns can't reach us intact, it makes things even milder.