The longest cloudy period you have gone in your hometown is? (climate, temperature)

[Weekend Traveler]

Here in Northern VA we have not seen the sun for five days. I find that to be a very long time for springtime. We have been stuck in a stagnant weather pattern with a stalled stationary front with waves of low pressure. Yesterday the range between our low and high temperature was 3 degrees (56-53).

What is the longest you have seen consistent cloudy skies in your hometown?

[§AB]

I'm not sure, because anytime between April-October is uniformly cloudy, so the brain doesn't register spectacurlaly cloudy periods, seeing as half the year here is spectacularly cloudy. Although, I'm sure I've seen 10 solid days of overcast during a winter a couple of years ago.

[ColdCanadian]

When I was 8, I actually forgot what bright sunshine looked like.
(I wonder if anyone from the British Isles, Holland or "Tassie" has had similar experiences... )
I went from late December to mid-March and never remembered seeing sun in the afternoon until then.

*I remembered the big, hot, yellow ball part,
but what I meant was from the shade or indoors, looking out and seeing "sunlit objects."

[Flower25]

My first fall in the Twin Cities the sun was gone for the entire month of October.

[FVWinters]

I live in Oregon's Willamette Valley and I have seen it continuously cloudy and/or foggy for 40 or more days in a row. During our rainy season, from about mid October until early April, that can mean nearly six weeks running without a sunbreak or a patch of blue sky during the day and no stargazing at night.
That doesn't happen every year but often enough and we make up for it by having very sunny summers.

[Future Trooper]

During the winter/spring months it is possible for the sun to be "missing" for more than a month.

[Trimac20]

In Perth Mr. Sun rarely hides completely for more than a couple of days. If I had to guess, the longest I remember is a period of maybe 5 days in a row during the gloomiest of winter spells - cold front after cold front. Perth winter's are wet, but not as gloomy as say Melbourne or even Adelaide.

[§AB]

Originally Posted by FVWinters

I live in Oregon's Willamette Valley and I have seen it continuously cloudy and/or foggy for 40 or more days in a row. During our rainy season, from about mid October until early April, that can mean nearly six weeks running without a sunbreak or a patch of blue sky during the day and no stargazing at night.
That doesn't happen every year but often enough and we make up for it by having very sunny summers.

One of the reasons for why I hate Melbourne's climate so much is because it is virtually impossible to stargaze here. My telescopes and other associated gear serve no other purpose besides being simply an investment.

[§AB]

Originally Posted by ColdCanadian

When I was 8, I actually forgot what bright sunshine looked like.
(I wonder if anyone from the British Isles, Holland or "Tassie" has had similar experiences... )
I went from late December to mid-March and never remembered seeing sun in the afternoon until then.

*I remembered the big, hot, yellow ball part,
but what I meant was from the shade or indoors, looking out and seeing "sunlit objects."

Hobartand some of the east coast of Tassie is actually sunnier than Melbourne (where's that hangman smilie already ), but the west coast of Tassie is downright feral.

[koyaanisqatsi1]

Sydney can get cloudy spells lasting more than a week to two. Occurs at any time of the year although it's pretty rare for this to happen during August to October (late winter - mid Spring). Has happened quite often during February (a summer month) and June (winter month).