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Rain Facts for Kids

Rain Facts for Kids

The topic of this web page is rain (falling liquid water from clouds) and contains 23 rain facts for kids. In addition to facts about rain, we provide you with some awesome pictures of it raining and alternate resources with information on rain. Our rain facts will help you learn about rain, what a rain is, what causes it to rain, how rain is part of the water cycle, how rain could be dangerous and several other rain facts.

Our facts about rain and other rain related data should help you understand the fundamentals of this meteorological phenomenon. Start your research on rain by scrolling down and reading our 00 rain facts. Following those facts are pictures of rainy conditions and additional resources. We’re always looking to expand the below educational content on rain, if you have anything you can share or find inaccurate information, please contact us.

23 Rain Facts For Kids

  1. Rain is water droplets that formed in the atmosphere from water vapor condensation.
  2. Rain (precipitation) is one of the primary processes of the water cycle (hydrologic cycle).
  3. Without rain and other types of precipitation we wouldn’t have fresh water sources.
  4. Rain is only possible when the air temperature is above freezing (32 °F), otherwise it will snow.
  5. The size of a raindrop is between 0.019 and 0.15 inches, if a raindrop exceeds 0.15 inches it will split into two raindrops.
  6. The speed of a falling raindrop is between 1 and 20 miles per hour, with bigger raindrops having faster speeds.
  7. Rain is typically produced by cirrus, cumulus, and stratus clouds, including their variants such as Cumulonimbus.
  8. The intensity of rainfall is classified into one of four categories: light, moderate, heavy, and violent.
  9. Light rainfall is classified as rainfall that produces less than 0.098 inches per hour
  10. Moderate rainfall is classified as rainfall that produces between 0.098 and 0.39 inches per hour.
  11. Heavy rainfall is classified as rainfall that produces between 0.39 and 2.0 inches per hour
  12. Violent rainfall is classified as rainfall that produces more than 2.0 inches per hour.
  13. Rain accompanies many different weather events, both mild and extreme.
  14. Supercell thunderstorms and hurricanes are two examples of weather events that produce huge amounts of rainfall.
  15. Huge amounts of rainfall can cause flooding and flash floods which can cause property damage and loss of life.
  16. Acid rain is rain that has a low pH due to a high acidic level caused by pollutants in the atmosphere.
  17. Acid rain can be harmful to the environment and cause damage to man-made buildings.
  18. Colombia in South America has the highest average annual rainfall for a country at 127.5 inches per year.
  19. Egypt in Africa has the lowest average annual rainfall for a country at 18 inches per year.
  20. The record for the highest rainfall in one hour was 12.0 inches in Holt, Missouri, USA on June 22nd, 1947.
  21. The record for the highest rainfall in 24 hours was 71.9 inches in Cilaos, Reunion, France on January 7-8th in 1966.
  22. The record for the highest rainfall in a single year was 1,042 inches in Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India in 1860-61.
  23. The record for the longest consecutive days with rainfall is 331 in Oahu, Hawaii, USA in 1939-40.

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Rain Pictures

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the below images will be helpful for your research on rain. Below are six pictures of people in rain and rainy conditions. These pictures should help you better understand the way rain works and how it interacts with Earth.

Heavy rain on a large house.

A picture of a large house in a heavy rainstorm.

Heavy rain on a large tree.

A picture of a large tree in a heavy rainstorm.

Rain drops splashing in puddles.

A picture of a rain drops splashing in a puddle.

A man walking in the rain.

A picture of a man walking in the rain.

A child playing in the rain.

A picture of a child playing in the rain.

A bird flapping its wings in the rain.

A picture of a bird flapping in the rain.

Rain Resources

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