The chill that enveloped him now was not caused by the cold, soaking rain.
The soil was dry, and the recently planted beans needed a light, soaking rain to germinate.
They had to march in a steady, soaking rain, sometimes coupled with sleet or wet snow.
High temperatures coupled with a lack of soaking rain have caused problems across the country.
The delay, which featured soaking rain, lasted 1 hour and 19 minutes, including a 15-minute warm-up period for players.
By the time they reached Corstopitum, darkness was falling at the mist had turned to a fine, soaking rain.
Outside, he could see that it was raining, a hard, steady, soaking rain.
No fire could stand against this hard, soaking rain.
"We will need at least several weeks of soaking rain to bring our reservoirs back up to normal."
Two solid days of streaming, soaking rain could make anyone grumpy.