1.   An inch of rain fell in an hour.

2.   Nearly half an inch fell this morning, but it may as well not have bothered.

3.   An inch of rain fell in coffee growing regions last night in Brazil and another inch is expected tonight, forecasters said.

4.   An inch of snow fell at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas early Sunday.

5.   Another inch of rain fell in Kansas.

6.   At midday, only a bare few inches had fallen, hardly enough to give a heart attack to even the oldest shoveler.

7.   A few inches of snow fell around Fairbanks, Alaska, on Wednesday, but that is no surprise.

8.   About an inch of rain fell before sunrise Friday, delaying the start of play for an hour.

9.   Along the coast, showers will spread into western parts of Washington and Oregon while several inches of snow fall in the Cascades.

10.   From these clouds, nearly an inch of rain fell in a few places north of Syracuse, N.Y.