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In the last few years, this oft-parched waterway gained depth because of unprecedented rainfall.

Parts of southern England have had just a fifth of the rainfall they would normally expect since early March.

Lack of rainfall however, will again raise concerns about potential wildfires.

A lack of rainfall in March and April can be particularly conducive to fires.

But rainfall totals trail the typical amount received in L.A. by a wide margin.