Four months of rain. Ouch. I thought we were bad. But ours is mostly just overcast. Still depressing. Clear skies in summer is great but clear skies in winter here and especially in the interior (Fairbanks) generally means really cold weather. Although in Fairbanks when it gets cold it is accompanied by ice fog and lack of sun so like living in a cave. Not fun but you get used to it. You had to as it occurred every year.