I live in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, a state in the Northwestern U.S. It is an area well known for rain. For example in October 2106, it rained for 27 days of that month. The climate is normally mild in western Oregon, colder and drier in the Eastern part of the state. We even have desert in the east. Near the coast rain is measured in feet. There are areas that receive as much as ten - twelve feet of rain!
A few days ago we had about three inches of snow which threw everything into chaos. Our city doesn't have much snow removal equipment and drivers are not used to it because we can often go for years with no snow, the precipitation usually falling in liquid form.
However, the abundant rainfall here in the valley means that we are in a rich agricultural area with fertile and beautiful farm land. We are blessed with two very important resources; food and water