The qualifying session stayed dry but rain could still affect the outcome of the race.
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Such storms produce lightning and rain, but dry air will suck up most of the precipitation before it hits the ground.
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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.
While southern California is a dry Mediterranean climate, one the highest rain falls in North America was recorded in the San Gabriel River watershed in 1943, at staggering 26.12 inches fell in 24 hours at Hoegees Camp.
The lack of rain, over the course of two dry winters, appeared to be continuing last month.
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After five days of heavy rain, the Met Office has forecast dry weather, although there are concerns that floods will continue as the water drains away.
The Los Angeles area has received less than 2 inches of rain since January, making the bone-dry region "definitely ripe for these fires, " said William Patzert, a NASA climatologist.
The summer months tend to be a dry period for the central U.S., limiting the chances for rain to replenish parched soil.
Conditions north of the band of rain, in Northern Ireland and Scotland, are likely to remain largely dry and bright with cooler temperatures and a fresher feel.
Massa made an error which gifted second to Kubica and, after the rain abated at a convenient juncture, Hamilton was able to pit for dry tires and win an incident-packed, safety-car interrupted race.
The weather forecast isn't bad - some rain has to clear on the first morning, but then it is essentially dry and bright.
They easily collect water from rain, rivers and the sea, and are constantly being pumped to keep nearby communities dry.
Local governments in dry areas across China -- as in other countries -- have long sought to wring more rain from the sky for crops and reservoirs.
Only a couple of inches of rain have fallen in Southern California since the start of the year, making the region as dry as it normally would be in the fall, when fire season is typically at its peak.
And farmers and fishermen concede that the only way to get that much rain quickly -- from a tropical storm or hurricane -- would cause more damage than the worst dry spell ever in one the wettest places on Earth.
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