

A girl stands in water pouring down from a stadium's upper balcony during a rain delay before the start of an MLB baseball game between the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays in Arlington, Texas, on June 10. Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters
A man walking with an umbrella in the rain is photographed through a windshield of a car in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 3. Ahmad Masood/Reuters
A toucan sits on the trunk of a car in Coca, Ecuador on Feb. 20. The eastern part of the country is largely rainforest. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff/FILE
Burmese (Myanmar) men walk past the famous Shwedagon Pagoda during a rainstorm in Rangoon, Burma, on June 11. AP
Astronaut High School's Cassie Williamson reacts during graduation ceremonies in Titusville, Fla., on May 23. Malcolm Denemark/Florida Today/AP
Demonstrators find shelter from rain during an opposition rally outside the parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 7. Shakh Aivazov/AP
Lightning strikes over Guangzhou International Finance Center during a rainstorm in south China's Guangdong province on June 3. AP
Before they came to the White House, then Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama shakes hands with Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden at a rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va., on Sept. 27, 2008. Alex Brandon/AP
In the rain at Camp Restrepo in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province, Spl. Talyor Jordan from the US Army First Battalion lifts weights on May 8. David Guttenfelder/AP
Protesters hold a candlelight vigil in the rain calling for the release of detained pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi outside a shrine in Manila, Philippines on May 31. John Javellana/Reuters
Rain fell during the French Open on June 7 at Roland Garros in Paris. Here spectators protect themselves from the rain during the men's final between Roger Federer of Switzerland and Robin Soderling of Sweden. Mike Segar/Reuters
Sri Lankans try to cover themselves under umbrellas as a man carries a national flag during a rainstorm as they participate in a street parade in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 22. The parade of over 200,000 people were part of continuing celebrations of the victory by government troops over the Tamil Tiger rebels in a 25-year war. David Gray/Reuters
Residents make their way through flooded streets in South Lismore on May 22. Authorities moved to evacuate thousands of people from a second Australian town as floodwaters from days of torrential rain inundated large parts of the country's east coast. Michael Ross/Gold Coast Bulletin/Reuters
Rwandan refugee Neema John gathers water from a neighbor's roof during a sudden downpour in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Mary Wiltenburg
Mourners wait in a heavy rain to participate in a service for former President Roh Moo-hyn near his home in Gimhae, South Korea, on May 24. Thousands streamed to the rural village to pay their respects to Mr. Roh a day after he committed suicide. AP
North Koreans stand on the banks of the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju on a rainy day on June 5. Jacky Chen/Reuters
Flood waters cover restaurant tables near the lion column in Saint Mark's square in Venice, Italy, last December. After heavy rains and strong winds lashed the city, large parts of Venice were flooded with sea levels at their highest in 22 years. Manuel Silvestri/Reuters