In recent months, persistent ridges of high pressure have been driving storms away from the south central United States, leaving that region parched while drenching others with unusually heavy rain.

近几个月以来，大气层持续的高压送走了美国中南部的暴风雨，却使得该地区变成了焦土，并使得美国其他地区遭受罕见的大雨。

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Includes a rain cover for heavy, persistent precipitation.

包括为重，持续性降水的雨罩。

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Parts of north Wales and the Midlands have been hit by more persistent heavy rain, which will move across the Midlands as Sunday progresses.

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