You're very lucky. All we get in St. John's is RDF (= Rain, Drizzle, and Fog). No laundry outside for us, unless you just so happen to be doing laundry on one of our sunny days (four, so far). See
http://www.ozfm.ca/skycam.htm or http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/climate/nfld.html for confirmation!