The National Weather Service says above-normal rain is expected in the next week over areas of the Southeastern United States, where the drought has steadily worsened.
The National Guard worked around the clock to construct a flood barrier in Morgan City, Louisiana, where the Atchafalaya River was already 3.15 feet above flood stage, according to the National Weather Service.
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Louis, where highs were forecast to stay above 100 through Thursday, the National Weather Service said.
The set will feature real grass, an oak tree and "clouds" suspended from wires above the stadium - one of which will produce rain, provided the British weather does not provide its own on the night.
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Meanwhile, in the Arkansas town of Helena, the river crested at 56.5 feet -- 12.5 feet above flood stage, according to the National Weather Service.
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The Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center said the avalanche danger in the area Monday is "considerable" above 4, 000 feet.
He recognizes that the established temperature authorities mentioned above today use data from only about 2, 000 weather stations, down from 6, 000 in 1970, which raises questions about their selections among available sites.
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The National Weather Service said those areas would be scorched with temperatures near or above triple digits.
The rapid meltback this year is probably due to anomalous weather patterns over the Arctic which have brought temperatures one to three degrees above the decadal averages for 1981-2010.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) said that their analysis of temperature data from a global network of weather stations indicated that the average temperature for 2012 was 0.57C above the 20th Century average.
Mr de la Mare said the animals suffered when the vessel set sail in weather conditions with winds of Force 5-6 and above.
But unlike a regular rainstorm, the water above your head stops as you move though it, allowing the audience to feel as though they are controlling the weather.
Even if the weather's cloudy on the ground, there will be an unobstructed view once the plane climbs above the clouds.
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Much of the rain flushed directly into the lake, but rivers are expected to remain above flood stage for about a week, according to a National Weather Service official.
The weird weekend weather had temperatures as much as 30 degrees below normal in parts of the West and 30 degrees above normal in the East, said CNN meteorologist Jenny Harrison.
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