Rain, rain, don't go away... but maybe lighten up a little

The weather this fall is different from what I've come to expect. I'm not sure if this is because Eugene differs from Portland or if general Willamette Valley weather is just being weird this year.

For one thing, it's been raining harder and for longer than I've seen in a long time. Everyone knows we get a ton of rain here, but usually it's in the form of sporadic sprinkles - normally it doesn't pour, nor does it hammer steadily for hours on end. I think it's been raining for at least twelve or fifteen hours. I can't be completely sure, since I was asleep for part of it, but I went to bed to rain, woke briefly at five in the morning to rain, and it's been raining since I got up.

For another thing, we usually have a nasty section in fall where it's cold, windy, and actually pretty dry. I'm used to waiting until late November to early December for the first proper rain and for the gusty wind to die down. I haven't felt any strong winds yet, and as I said before, the rain is plentiful already.