In the scheme of things

Before I left for work today, I heard then witnessed what I would refer to as a deluge of preciptitation. It lasted until about 7:00 then dried up. When I got to the office, I exclaimed how heavy the rain was, and was told "You ain't seen nothin' yet". Apparently that was a mere shower considering there can be 20-30mm of rain deposited on Addis in well under an hour accompanied by golf ball (if not hardball) sized hail stones.