After early rain at Clontarf, it soon looked as though the hosts would struggle to see out even 34 overs after they were put in.
The track dried quickly after early morning rain, and a fierce battle followed.
Some had braved the early morning rain to be first in line, with people starting to arrive from 0700 GMT.
Rain early in the tournament would not affect the top seeds, who would be scheduled to play on the show court.
In the early 1980s acid rain became the favourite cause of doom.
Light snow or freezing rain was falling in northern areas of the state early Friday afternoon, with light rain reported elsewhere.
Sussex reached 11-0 in reply by the time more rain forced an early close.
Amla was unbeaten on 89 and De Villiers was on 70 when bad light and rain ended play early on Saturday, having added 139.
The match had survived three pitch inspections because of heavy rain and the early signs were encouraging that the Arms Park turf was firm underfoot.
He also had John Maunders caught by Eoin Morgan and Mark Pettini lbw to leave the visitors in deep trouble before Walker and Foster steadied the ship until heavy rain forced an early close.
They've been involved in several situations where we played early and it didn't rain.
They had shrugged off the early loss of Nathan Astle in a rain-shortened morning session.
About 30 houses in the village were evacuated in the early hours of Sunday morning after heavy rain led to flooding.
"However, during the early hours of the morning, unforecast rain washed the salt away and then froze on the roads, " he added.
David Lehr, the Churchill Downs track superintendent, has downgraded the main track to "sloppy" due to consistent rain falling Saturday morning and early afternoon.
It was expected to turn to heavy rain later on Monday but early flurries, coupled with driving winds, caused treacherous conditions on the A66 between County Durham and Cumbria.
Several people did not take their boats out off the water at the Westerly Yacht Club, which was flooded by early morning and being bombarded with heavy rain, high winds and even a tornado warning.
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Three overs before the end of the innings rain intervened and prompted an early lunch, but Rahul Dravid, batting at six, hit two of the first three balls after the resumption for four, followed by a remarkable cover drive for six, 19 coming from the Broad over.
Amphibians can act as an early warning sign of pollution such as acid rain due to their porous, absorbent skin.
The pitch at McDiarmid Park passed an early morning inspection after a period of heavy rain but the surface made life difficult for both sides.
The Met Office has issued an early warning of severe weather, with further rain and showers forecast to sweep across the Yorkshire and Humber region throughout the weekend.
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Replying to Hampshire's first-innings 480-8 declared, Surrey lost three early wickets when play got under way after lengthy rain delays.
Idowu, who adds to Mo Farah's 10, 000m gold on Tuesday, started in sensational fashion on a rain-swept night, taking an early lead with his leap of 17.46.
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With 31 overs lost on day one because of rain, play began half an hour early on Tuesday and England's bowlers were quick to get among the Australian middle and lower order.
Rain is expected to clear during the early hours of Sunday, but further heavy showers are expected to follow later in the day and through to Monday, with unsettled weather likely to continue into next week.
The Franz Josef glacier on the west side of the Southern Alps of New Zealand advanced sharply during the period of the Little Ice Age, actually invading a rain forest at its maximum extent in the early 1700s.
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In Mobile, Alabama, on the Gulf Coast, residents prepared for the possibility of heavy rain and wind gusts as strong as 30 mph early Tuesday.
"Bad weather in spring prevented honey bees in many areas from collecting nectar from early flowering crops such as oil seed rape, and the rain continued in many places throughout June and July preventing honey bees from foraging on later crops, " he said.
The Met Office said the rain was expected to clear north of Banbury through the early hours of Sunday.
The match, played in torrential rain, had looked to be almost over as a contest early in the first half as Burrow, McGuire and Hall scored to put the Rhinos in total control.
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