Los Angeles suffers longest dry spell in 130 years...

anyone who knows me, knows well that I don't like the heat. I like rain and fog and clouds, even gloom. I hope I don't melt this coming summer.


"The rain season is currently the driest to date in downtown Los Angeles since records began in 1877," the weather service said in a statement.

It said the southern California city had received just 2.47 inches (6.27 centimeters) of rain since July 1, 2006, far from the normal precipitation of 13.94 inches (35.4 centimeters) in the same period.

"If downtown Los Angeles receives less than 1.95 inches of rain from now through June 30th this will become the driest rain season ever," it said.