Indeed, "if we have a sprinkler system in the chamber," he intones during a session of parliament, "someone should switch it on, we need a downpour". But his speech is no downpour.
I was keen to learn all I could about the local fiestas and customs, yet this one seemed to have a personal relevance: my saplings would need a downpour if there was ever a chance they would survive.
That's when an infuriated Jesus of Laramie demonstrates his power over the elements: a wave of his hand, and the much-needed downpour ceases.
There had to be a morning after at creaky old Pimlico, which needed sandbags for the unprecedented downpour during Saturday's Preakness and needs them now just to hold up the old grandstand.
Hamilton needed only to finish in fifth place, and he held onto fourth throughout, until during a torrential downpour he dropped to sixth three laps from the end.
And the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management has warned that more cash still might be needed to combat surface water flooding if the UK continued to experience the sort of violent downpours which had caused havoc in recent years.
Assessing the downpour, we made lunch a leisurely affair but even after at least two espressos, the rain continued and we needed to get back to our apartment.
With the rain now falling in ever-heavier downpours, adaptations are being made with large pieces of stone being used that will not be washed away, but culverts are also needed to divert flash flood from vulnerable areas.
The heavy downpours then came with Derbyshire still needing 293 to win.
But with the rain falling and England needing 11 to win from seven balls under the Duckworth/Lewis method, a third downpour ended the match.
In fact, it's actually possible to write on the wet screen, in case you desperately need to jot down some deep thoughts in the shower or during a downpour.
