January has actually not been that wet-we are recovering after the rain dumped on us in December. It rained last night and is supposed to be a more substantial storm tomorrow.
The really wierd thing about our weather is geographic variability. I live about 50 miles east of SF (halfway between Sacramento and San Francisco), and the Sacramento Valley is cursed by a horrible high pressure phenomenon called "Tule Fog." We have not seen the sun in probably two weeks! High temperatures in the 40s some days.
You drive toward the coast, though, and it was literally like breaking through a wall 11 miles north of Berkeley. Instead of 45 degreees and sullen, it was sunny, shirtsleeves weather in Berkeley and SF-with temperatures exceeding 70 degrees near the coast.
I much prefer rain and low pressure. Bring on El Nino! It keeps that damn tule fog away!