Norther Virginia isn't that bad (the trails suck though, mostly clay-like material, meaning riding after rains is a no no), but I lived in germany for 2 years, MAN... you can see why people are pale over there it's always cloudy haha.
Wet clay, thats like hitting an unexpected patch of moss Cali is like timid as hell. The part whee I'm from has year round sun shine, with a rainy season but what we call rain there is what Germany calls a very good summer
So as you might understand, I'm a wuss with weather