I can tell you in western washington state we have different grades of rain here goes. lite rain,heavy rain, raining like a cow peeing on a flat rock,heavy mist,lite mist,fog,heavy fog,freezing rain,rain and snow mix,rain with sun breaks,showers,occasional showers,patchy rain showers,patchy fog,marine layer. And then for the rain forest rain I am about 100 miles give or take from a rain forest that gets an average of 106 inches of rain a year it is due west of me. The only thing slowing the rain down is the olympic mt range. I have had 12 inches of rain fall at my home in less than 12 hours. Any body wanna know what rain gear is the best? I never water my lawn/garden or fruit trees because if I did it would be redundant to water in the rain. I get about 50 inches a year give or take.Half of what the rain forest gets. The area I live in is littered with lakes,ponds,creeks,streams,rivers.Muck boots are essential foot wear. best rain gear is sold by Filson.com