Weather.com - 1/06/13, Jon Erdman
The king tides are caused by the lining up of the sun, moon, and Earth while the moon and sun are relatively close.
Last month, the so-called "king tides" lead to coastal flooding along the West Coast of the U.S., in particular.
According to a story in the West Seattle blog, preliminary data indicates the storm
tide from Colman Dock in Downtown Seattle on Dec. 17 set an all-time record, there, topping a record from January 27, 1983. Records at Colman Dock date to 1898.
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