We are in the middle of a three to four day period of rainy weather here
in the northeast. I was commenting to my wife that it's the first
period of extended rain that we've had all summer. Prior to the last
couple of days I can only recall a couple of days that it rained but it
was short lived, not lasting more than a half day or so.

Also absent this summer were any heavy duty thunderstorms. Usually
there are several during the course of the summer but this year we may
have had one or two and they were not strong at all.

Could be a fluke. Hope it's not a sign of a severe winter.