Unexpected Storms Last Night

Last night we came very close to running our first full, overnight watering cycle of the year.  No, I'm not exaggerating or joking, we have not had to run a normal irrigation cycle yet this year.  The only watering that we have done is either to water in chemicals and fertilizer, or some minor hand watering of the greens.  After the last few days with no rain, the course was finally becoming dry and we were set to run a full cycle last night.  Then last night some unexpected storms rolled through with an incredible lightning display, a little bit of small hail, and an inch of rain in less than an hour.  Fortunately, the course was quite dry and was able to soak up most of the rain.  Also, considering how fast the rain fell, I'm sure that a lot of it ran off into drains and the creeks before having a chance to soak into the soil.  I would not be surprised if we actually do need to run an irrigation cycle before the end of the weekend.  Not really having to water until July has to be some kind of record.