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the sky's way of reminding you that umbrellas are optimistic suggestions, not promises
falling speedLarge raindrops hit at about 20 mph
not teardropsDrops are flat-bottomed, like tiny hamburger buns
petrichorThat after-rain smell comes from soil bacteria
record rateRéunion Island got 6 feet in one day
weight aloftA storm cloud can hold millions of pounds of water