With scattered spots of rain falling, the Englishman set the pace with his second effort of 1:12.495.
The next time up, with a light rain falling, the 25-year-old lefty never had time to get chilly.
The Environment Agency said rain falling on already saturated ground was likely to lead to more disruption on the roads this week.
Though the Philippines is no stranger to floods, Saturday's downpours approached a record, with a month's worth of rain falling within six hours.
David Lehr, the Churchill Downs track superintendent, has downgraded the main track to "sloppy" due to consistent rain falling Saturday morning and early afternoon.
With rain falling, both players have difficulty with the fourth hole.
Meanwhile, flooding is affecting parts of southern Cornwall and Devon, with some areas predicted to see 50-75mm of rain falling in a 24 to 48-hour period.
The Environment Agency said rain falling on already saturated ground is likely to lead to flooding this week, although a clear start to Monday was forecast for south-east England.
The rain falling lustily was complemented by the cool breeze caused by mullets flapping as every closet air guitarist in Christendom crowded the front row for the appearance of Gary Moore .
But the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety said that although small levels of radioactive iodine and caesium particles had been found in rain falling in part of the country, they were not enough to cause concern over public health.
With rain falling all morning and the course getting increasingly sodden, there was no choice but to call off play as the players tried to plot their way through pools of standing water all over the fairways and greens.
With temperatures lower than in the first session and light rain falling, there was little action for the opening part of the second 90-minute session as the pit crews switched their attention to the weather and weighed up swapping dry-weather slick tyres for intermediates.
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At the Rain Centre, Mr Sekhar, a physics professor, demonstrates that rain falling on a typical Chennai flat roof can be gathered for use by the household in the kitchen and bathroom, and the rest channelled into wells where it can be used or go to replenish the water table.
For many farmers like him, the church is the last refuge from falling rain and falling prices.
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Light snow or freezing rain was falling in northern areas of the state early Friday afternoon, with light rain reported elsewhere.
In Division Two, Newport were 14-0 replying to Penn's 168-4 when the rain started falling.
And then, as rain began falling three laps from the finish, the drama reached a new height.
The playoff provided an exhilarating climax to a round played amidst worsening conditions with the rain constantly falling and the light deteriorating.
The playoff provided an exhilarating climax to a round which was played amidst worsening conditions with the rain constantly falling and the light deteriorating.
But at the same time, rain is falling inside the walls and must be pumped out, or you get a different kind of flood.
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Somewhere in the world, rain is falling on a mountain valley or forest, from where it will flow to people in cities like Tanga, Tanzania or Denver, Colorado.
Chicago is dealing with a foot and a half of snow, freezing rain is falling in the Northeast and the wind chill is in the 20s here in the Sonoran Desert.
They say they can keep rain from falling on the Bird's Nest Stadium during the opening ceremony - the stadium has no roof - but scientists elsewhere are dubious about that kind of technology.
"It looked like a hurricane you would see on television -- the rain was falling horizontally, the patio furniture was moving, " said CNN iReporter Louis Zur Muhlen from suburbs just north of Columbus, where he spotted burning power lines in the road.
"This rain will be falling on saturated ground, the rivers are already very high and any further rain will exacerbate the problem, " he said.
But the rain was already falling when the spinner took his sweater off and the umpires called a halt.
Today I hear the voices of the refugees -- their stories wrapped like falling rain around me.
Nadal complained to the umpire about the falling rain and eventually the match was stopped, with Djokovic leading 2-1 having broken his opponent's serve in that fourth set.
Suddenly, the momentum was with the man from Majorca and he looked ready to press home that advantage at 4-4, 30-30, only for the widely predicted rain to start falling.
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