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But meteorologists say they have observed that rains now often fall in huge volumes within a small area in a short span of time after a prolonged dry spell.

In Los Angeles, “August is slightly warmer on average than September, by 0.3 degrees,” said meteorologist Devin Black, also with the agency.

Meteorologists tracked between 50 and 100 lightning strikes per hour across Southern California on Tuesday morning, said Bryan Lewis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

“It being the holiday weekend, this was something we wanted to bring attention to,” said Bryan Lewis, a Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard.

BBC South West broadcast meteorologist Bee Tucker said some parts of south Devon had received more than half its monthly rainfall in 24 hours.