The last time a Grand Prix was abandoned due to heavy rain was in Australia in 1991 and it is only the fifth time in F1 history that half points have been awarded.

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Heavy rain is typical this time of year in Costa Rica, where the rainy season runs roughly from May-November.

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"This storm had everything you could handle at one time: tornadoes, hail, lightning, heavy rain, people clogging the highways, " Mr. Smith said.

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The second Superbike race was stopped after three laps because of heavy rain - Martin was leading at the time and was awarded the win.

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Rain would continue overnight, becoming heavy for a time before it cleared eastwards.

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Heavy rain brought flash flooding to areas of West Yorkshire for the third time in just over two weeks on Monday.

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The building's steel lattice roof collapsed after a night of heavy rain and wind, but the council's building control officer Paul Dunstall said at the time he did not believe the weather was to blame.

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The steel lattice roof collapsed about 04:30 GMT after a night of heavy rain and wind, but the council's building control officer Paul Dunstall said at the time he did not believe the weather was to blame.

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