Facts- The met office says it rains the most in the lake district.
- Manchester is the second most rainy place in the UK
- The umbrella was originally invented to protect people from the hot sun.
- Rain drops can fall at speeds of about 22 miles an hour.
- Rain starts off as ice or snow crystals at cloud level.
- Light rain is classified as being no more then 0.10 inches of rain an hour.
- Heavy rain is classified as being more then 0.30 inches of rain an hour.
- Rain drops range in size from 0.02 inches to about .031 inches.
- Rain drops do not fall in a tear drop shape, they originally fall in the shave of a flat oval.
- Rain that freezes before it hits the ground is known as frozen rain.
- Rain is recycled water that evaporated from our worlds lakes, rivers, oceans, seas etc.
- The most rain ever recorded in one day in the UK was 279.4 millimeters in Martinstown Dorset 18th July 1955
- One inch of rain falling over an area of one acre has a weight of about one ton
- The roof of a typical family home captures over 100,000 litres of rainwater a year
- There are about 1 billion tons of rainfalls drop on Earth in a minute
- The average speed of rain water fall is just 8-10 km / hour.
- The most rain ever recorded in one day in the UK was 279.4 millimeters in Martinstown Dorset 18th July 1955
- One inch of rain falling over an area of one acre has a weight of about one ton
- The roof of a typical family home captures over 100,000 litres of rainwater a year
- There are about 1 billion tons of rainfalls drop on Earth in a minute
- The average speed of rain water fall is just 8-10 km / hour.
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Why is rain so good?!
- When you cry in the rain people cant tell
- It smells nice when it rains
- When its raining and you manage to find shelter you have a massive appreciation because you are no longer getting wet.
- The sound of rain on your window has been described as enchanting
- Appreciation that rain is a natural occurrence
- Rain gives you an excuse to just take a short break
- It cleans the streets
- Its relaxing when your inside
- When you get caught in the rain and get wet its quite a liberating feeling
- When it rains it makes it cosy inside.
- Waters your plants for free
- It feels nice on your skin
- Football in the rain is fun
- Rain is uncontrollable
- Less chance of getting skin cancer
- No such thing as droughts
- It makes you appreciate the sunny days more making them more enjoyable
- People make good songs about rain
- No hose pipe bans
