Word: downpour
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...downpour reached its maximum drenching power between 5:50 and 6 p.m. when the rainfall amounted to approximately a quarter of an inch. At 6 p.m. the cloudburst turned into a chilly thunderstorm...
...game was played in the driving rain which turned to sleet in the second half and snow as the game ended. The field, which was originally well-kept short-cropped grass with no dirt spots, had absorbed a heavy downpour for nearly 24 hours and was a best spongy. Dispersed liberally about were ankle-deep icy pools or mud slicks, especially at midfield and in the penalty areas...
...teams played in a continual downpour. Many parts of the field were inches deep in water, and towards the end of the game it was impossible to distinguish one team from the other...
...wind also played havoc with the acoustics, made the most desirable spots those on a chairless balcony above the platform. Astute music lovers sacrificed comfort, sat on the balcony floor, their feet dangling over the edge. At the second night's concert, the tramontane brought an unseasonable downpour that soaked the motionless audience to the skin before the concert was called...
...Crimson went indoors at both the Brookline Country Club and the Badminton and Tennis Club Friday to trounce Pennsylvania for the first time in three years, 6 to 3. Then Saturday at Soldiers Field, the Crimson scored seven straight victories to make the Army match official before a downpour stopped the second and third doubles matches...