The highest amount of rainfall recorded since midnight was 15.5 inches at Olmos Creek at Dresden Drive.

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"This year, the amount of rainfall in the area diminished significantly, " said Javier Ramirez, head of the Cutzamala system.

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Stornoway, on Lewis, had its fewest hours of sunshine since 2005 - 105.8 hours - and second highest amount of rainfall.

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Wessex Water said it had drafted in extra staff to help the council and customers affected by flooding after an "unprecedented amount of rainfall".

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The researchers also say there was little change in the amount of rainfall in the region over the last few decades and so could not account for changes in glacier retreat.

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Water quality at beaches across the north-east of England has fallen due to the amount of heavy rainfall, the Environment Agency has found.

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Cloud seeding is a technology that facilitates rainfall by extracting the maximum amount of moisture from the atmosphere, condensing it around chemical pellets.

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Above average rainfall is thought to have increased the amount of debris and animal faeces washed off the land.

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The aim is to reduce the amount of flood water reaching the town during periods of heavy rainfall.

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