LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Southern Californians, fond of their private pools, golf courses, garden sprinklers and the ubiquitous car wash, are being urged to reform their water-guzzling ways after the region's driest year on record.
A mere 3.2 inches of rain -- less than a quarter as much as usual -- fell on downtown Los Angeles in the year beginning on July 1, 2006, the lowest since records began 130 years ago.
A hot summer of short showers is forecast to follow.
Rainfall totals were little better in other nearby cities, something experts say is a reminder that current water consumption levels seem unsustainable.
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