1 ▁falls ▁on ▁a ▁Sunday ) ▁wind s ▁with ▁g ust s ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁and ▁five ▁inches ▁( 1 3 0 ▁mm ) ▁of ▁rain ▁in ▁the ▁Pas ad ena ▁area ▁were ▁predicted . ▁The ▁forec ast ▁proved ▁accurate , ▁ru ining ▁the ▁ 5 1 ▁year ▁record ▁of ▁good ▁weather ▁for ▁the ▁para de . ▁It ▁ra ined ▁continu ously ▁and ▁heavily ▁throughout ▁the ▁entire ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁para de . ▁The ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Tournament , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁the ▁Par ade ▁and ▁the ▁executive ▁committee , ▁deliber ated ▁into ▁the ▁early ▁morning ▁at ▁the ▁Tournament ▁House . ▁With ▁street ▁rum ors ▁circul ating ▁of ▁the ▁para de ▁being ▁can ce led ▁or ▁post pon ed ▁and ▁rest less ness ▁of ▁the ▁crowd ▁further ▁east ▁along ▁the ▁para de ▁route , ▁the ▁para de ▁got ▁under way ▁despite ▁the ▁ble ak ▁weather . ▁Low ▁television ▁ratings ▁and ▁poor ▁attend ance ▁pl ag ued ▁the ▁ceremony . ▁Some ▁flo ats ▁sust ained ▁water ▁damage ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁para de . ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁events ▁ ▁Royal ▁Court ▁Inter views ▁ ▁Royal ▁Ball ▁ ▁Rose ▁Queen ▁Ann oun cement ▁and ▁Cor on ation ▁Cer em ony ▁ ▁Selection ▁Sunday ▁ ▁Law ry ' s ▁Be ef ▁Bowl ▁ ▁Dec or ating ▁Places ▁( for ▁float ▁view ing ), ▁various ▁" bar ns " ▁ ▁E quest fest , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁E quest rian ▁Center ▁ ▁Band fest , ▁Pas ad ena ▁City ▁College ▁ ▁Teams ▁Day