Sussex reached 11-0 in reply by the time more rain forced an early close.
Forecasters are warning of more rain this week, with south-west England particularly at risk from flooding.
Usually the region gets more rain from hurricanes, but that hasn't happened this year.
The Environment Agency said water levels for large rivers were dropping but more rain was forecast.
They've seen plenty of action in and around the arctic, melting ice, more rain and disappearing glaciers.
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"Water everywhere - except reservoirs", the paper writes, adding that more rain is predicted in the coming days.
Flood defences have been put up in Shrewsbury as more rain is forecast over the next few days.
Even as the sun shone this week, London's Olympics chiefs were still fretting about the potential for more rain.
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But more rain forecast for Friday and the weekend could repeat the misery for hundreds of homes already affected.
The Environment Agency said a number of flood warnings and flood alerts remained in place, with more rain forecast.
Water levels are expected to remain high as more rain has fallen in Wales - the source of the river.
The mountains will help induce more rain and will funnel the precipitation -- intensifying flooding and causing an even greater risk of mudslides.
Weather service meteorologist Bill Goodman said a slow-moving cold front across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic could bring more rain on Monday.
Because one thing that's happening is that there's generally a bit more rain and a bit less snow in many places.
More rain cut the target to 175 off 29 overs but Pietersen's chanceless knock saw Hants home with four balls left.
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Weiss said he hopes to have Tulowitzki back in the lineup Wednesday night even though more rain showers are in the forecast.
After several years of drought, there was more rain this past winter.
The agency said the river level was not likely to cause much disruption but more rain meant it could peak at Christmas.
But in a city known for its year-round drizzly weather, why are people waiting in line for more than two hours to experience more rain?
The EA said levels had peaked earlier but more rain was forecast.
However, the Brazilian - and Hamilton - profited from the wet conditions at Silverstone and more rain is forecast in Hockenheim on Sunday.
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Water levels are expected to remain high after more rain fell in Wales - the source of the river - overnight into Tuesday.
Mr Hawkins added flood defences installed a decade ago had worked until this winter - and the firm was now expecting more rain.
The cooler than usual conditions in Sao Paulo seemed to confuse team tactics across the board and more rain is forecast for Sunday's race.
"We already knew we were not in a position to take much more rain but we actually had more than was forecast, " she said.
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In Brazil the forested mountains behind Rio de Janeiro received a third more rain in just 24 hours than in the whole of last January.
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More rain, perhaps heavy, is expected Tuesday night and Wednesday, but the forecast for the rest of the week is for decent if not flawless weather.
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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.
But such was their intensity -- Wajir, northeast Kenya received more rain in six weeks (402 millimeters) than the annual average -- it led to crop damage, says the WMO.
Data suggests Eskdalemuir in Dumfries and Galloway had 249mm of rain and 68.6 hours of sunshine - more rain and less sun than it had in the past 10 years.
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