1.   A surprise shower dampened Los Angeles on Tuesday in the first measurable August rainfall in a decade.

2.   Cities from Pensacola in the Florida Panhandle to Miami have reported no measurable rainfall for April, said meteorologists.

3.   No measurable rainfall has fallen at Salton City for more than a year.

4.   A few light sprinkles occurred but there was no measurable rainfall reported anywhere across the local islands.

5.   Across the South, weeks without measurable rainfall and intense heat sapped young cotton plants, cutting production and threatening quality.

6.   Measurable rainfall is not expected.