Former Masters champion Couples, meanwhile, said the 135th Open had been rescued by the rain that fell on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Many High Street retailers had reported a last-minute surge in shoppers the last weekend before Christmas, and bumper Boxing Day sales, following what had otherwise been a fairly quiet run-up to Christmas, not helped by the rain.
Yet by dawn the rain had stopped, the air was warm and so I started early.
Robinson's plans have been disrupted somewhat by the torrential rain that has swept the country this week.
Sales at Greggs' High Street stores were hit by the heavy rain and flooding seen in December.
That meeting was washed out by the Edinburgh rain, with Hamilton's 60 the highlight of Scotland's 156-9 from a reduced 44 overs.
When Bopara was trapped in front by spinner Danny Briggs and Foster succumbed to Sean Ervine, Essex were firmly in the mire but were saved by the arrival of the rain.
Councils have urged the government to set up an emergency fund to help pay for millions of pounds of repairs to roads damaged by the persistent rain and flooding in recent months.
The lowest logs were now buried in the earth, as if returning to their birthplace, and from these logs, from the very lowest part of the hut, were growing two new weak branches, which would one day turn into mighty oaks and eat with their roots the dust of this dwelling that had been exhausted by the wind, the rain, and the human race.
The game was delayed 47 minutes by rain in the middle of the ninth.
The stadium roof was closed for the game and Cardiff was lashed by rain throughout the day.
The explosions were accompanied by heavy rain, leaving the island's roads coated in a thick layer of mud.
The sky is still a perfect cloudless blue and the forecasters have dropped their previous prediction of rain by the weekend.
Mayor Mauricio Macri said about 350, 000 people had been affected by the torrents of rain.
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Sussex reached 11-0 in reply by the time more rain forced an early close.
Hopes of a free-flowing encounter were dimmed by the grey, rain-laden skies, that left pools of water on the pitch.
And by the time the rain had eased off sufficiently to consider re-starting the race, only 10 minutes of that period remained.
Louis were delayed an hour before the first pitch and another 4 hours, 32 minutes by rain before the Royals beat Cardinals 4-2 well after 3 in the morning.
Agricultural fertilisers washed off the land by rain can cause algal population booms, making more food available to the larvae.
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The Aussies were playing a full match for the first time in 16 days after their meeting with Sri Lanka was curtailed by rain and the lack of action was evident in the below-par performances of several of their players.
The match was then interrupted by rain but any hopes the stoppage might allow Djokovic to rethink his strategy as to halting Nadal's charge were quickly quashed as a trademark backhand from the "King of Clay" wrapped up the second set on Djokovic's serve.
The weather department will issue an outlook on region-wise rain distribution by the middle of June.
Three thousand tobacco houses that were demolished by the wind and the rain.
The Avenue in the Rain by Childe Hassam, 1917, depicts Fifth Avenue in New York City adorned with flags and banners in support of the Allied war effort during World War I.
Slippery conditions caused by rain and the knowledge that the game was won took the edge off Australia's play in the closing stages, as their thoughts turned to next weekend's game with England in Melbourne and they sought to avoid injury against their hard-tackling opponents.
According to business weather tracking firm Planalytics, the key shopping period figures to be adversely affected by the 4 to 8 inches of rain that are expected to soak the corridor from Florida to North Carolina through Friday, then hit the mid-Atlantic region by the weekend.
Even against this backdrop, the Alvord is extraordinarily dry, sitting in a triple rain shadow created by the Coast Range, the Cascades and Steens Mountain.
Despite getting caught in a downpour during my test (with the e-bike working fine in the rain), I was impressed by the experience and plan to rent an e-bike from Hertz again soon.
Parts of north Wales and the Midlands have been hit by more persistent heavy rain, which will move across the Midlands as Sunday progresses.
Most matches on the outdoor courts were called off by heavy rain and strong winds from Typhoon Higos, one of the strongest storms to threaten Japan's capital since World War II.
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