The Weather
 While a determination on whether a new Portland ballpark will have
a retractable roof has yet to be made, it is worth noting that Portland offers
glorious baseball weather during the summer months - clear sunny skies, warm
temperatures and low humidity. Only five MLB cities record less rainfall than
Portland's 12" during the Major League Baseball season. In comparison, the
Washington D.C. area receives over 25" of rain from April to
October.
Even during the entire eight weeks of April and May, Portland
receives barely over four inches of rain, less than all but seven MLB cities
during those two months. Washington D.C. gets more than seven inches of rain in
April and May. New drainage technology and the lack of heavy rain in Portland
during the spring would likely translate into very few rainouts in a Portland
open-air ballpark.
Rainfall Average From
Least to Most During Baseball Season |
