Back home now in the beautiful village of Childrey, part of the Lambourn "valley of the racehorse", Fitzgerald bemoans heavy summer rain which last July led to his home being flooded - the sand bags are out again.
That is because in the summer, many rain forecasts materialize as isolated showers, which most people don't experience.
Ideally, bats need a warm spring followed by a summer without heavy rain and high winds and a steady cold winter so they remain in hibernation.
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Severe flooding hit West Sussex this summer after heavy rain.
Thousands of fans braved the predictably English summer weather (torrential rain interspersed with steamingly unpleasant bursts of heat) to pack into the hall of the Brighton Centre to see and play both current and unreleased PC games.
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It added heavy rain during the summer had "hindered" building work.
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Rain over the summer has meant a poorer quality of grass silage, and the farm's maize crop is also expected to produce lower yields when it is harvested in the coming weeks.
But Trott kept up his prolific summer with 166 as Warwickshire recovered from a rain-hit first day to reach 349-9.
In the meantime, whether for the Summer of Sport or the Autumn of Constant Rain, holidaymakers in London and elsewhere might want to check out stay.com.
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The summer ones are typically really good in the rain--you're taking the purpose and you're really narrowing it down, so they're really good at what they do.
"Once again our volunteer crews have shown that they are committed and brave individuals, on standby to save lives at sea some rain or shine - even during summer when they deserved their own time off to be with their families, " Insp Mansell added.
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Behind us there was a wall of rough flagstone that smelled of dirt, of fields in summer with the sun beating down after a heavy rain.
While his dollars were enjoying the security of the world's safest investment - Treasury bonds have never failed to pay out - most US investors were taking a financial "rain-check" and cancelling their summer vacations.
The unseasonal weather led to the damage of hundreds of homes and businesses following torrential rain in Ceredigion, while a number of summer shows in Wales were cancelled.
The relentless rain and cold of 2012 meant that in particular summer species struggled to find food, shelter and mating opportunities.
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When rain is not flooding the ramshackle tents and tarps, the summer sun turns them into hothouses.
The summer months tend to be a dry period for the central U.S., limiting the chances for rain to replenish parched soil.
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