- Raindrops are not tear shaped! They start off round and air pressure flattens the base.
- Even though Antarctica has all that ice, it receives little rainfall or snow, making it the driest continent on Earth.
- The record for the most rain to fall in one minute goes to Unionville, Maryland, on July 4th, 1956, 1.23 inches (31.2 millimeters) of rain fell in 60 seconds.
- The record for the most rain to fall in one hour goes to Holt, Missouri, on June 22nd, 1947, 12 inches (305 millimeters) of rain fell in 60 minutes.
- The record for the most rain to fall in 24 hours goes to Cilaos, Réunion, on January 7th to 8th, 1966, 71.9 inches (1,825 millimeters) of rain fell during Tropical Storm Denise.
- The record for the highest rainfall in a year goes to Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, Indiabetween 1860 to 1861. 1,042 inches (26,470 millimeters) of rain fell in a 365-day period.
- Clouds are very heavy, even a small cumulus cloud can weigh as much as 2 elephants!
- Blood rain can fall in the UK when dust from the Sahara is carried to the UK. Dust from the Sahara ism also thought to contribute to the biodiversity of the Amazon Rainforest.
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