It rains on other known planets! But on some planets, they are made of different liquid and on other planets, it is always virga
Weather radars are used to track rain
How do people measure rainfall? They use a rain gauge! Click here to see how to make your own rain gauge!
When and where was the most rainfall in 1 day? The most rainfall in 1 day was recorded in the late 1960's in Foc-Foc, La Réunion with over 71 inches of rain! Wow!
Where was the most rainfall in 1 year? The most rainfall in 1 year was recorded as 1,000 inches of rain in Cherrapunji, India! Whoa!
If rain is heavy enough, it will cause either landslide or even a flood!
In America, people are starting to use hydropower, or electricity from water
The human body is made up of about 80% water
If a forest gets a lot of rain, then it is called a rainforest
Rain isn't all good. Rain can have life-threatening acid in them, making it acid rain. Acid rain happens when sulpher dioxide and nitrogen oxide levels are high
Freezing rain is formed when warm and cold air meet and combine
It can be so dangerous, it can turn roads into an icy nightmare!
If a little less than an inch of ice falls and freezes on tree branches or power lines and such, they can break, leaving millions of dollars of cleanup and power outages to many buildings
Freezing rain falls as rain, but freezes once it hits a surface
It needs to be 32 degrees or lower in order for freezing rain to occur