The weather is one of the most common topics of daily conversation, and a lot of folk wisdom has been composed about it. So, for example, some of them ironically say that if the weather did not change, most people would not be able to start a conversation at all. And Muslim beliefs, on the contrary, say that complaining about the weather is akin to a sin, because it is one of the gifts of Allah.
The weather is of great importance not only for people, because the scale of its connection with the animal world is difficult to overestimate. It is animals that are one of the most accurate weather forecasters, some of them even became famous thanks to this ability.
The most famous among them is the American groundhog Phil, who lives in the town of Punxsutawney. Locals are sure that if on Groundhog Day the animal, seeing its own shadow, hurries back to its mink, winter will extend its reign for another six weeks. If there is no shadow, then spring will soon come. But all this is nothing more than beliefs and traditions, since in most cases the rodent makes the wrong choice. Therefore, simply by tossing a coin, it will be possible to predict the weather with greater accuracy.
But biological organisms can not only "predict" the weather, but also have a direct impact on it. The best example is fungi that release water vapor in calm weather, carrying spores through the air. This steam, in turn, cools the air.
Weather forecasts, as skeptics who do not believe in their accuracy, believe, are nothing more than a blind "pointing a finger in the sky." But this misconception is fundamentally wrong, because professional weather forecasters are working on the creation of weather forecasts, using in their work information received from numerous weather stations around the world.
And although today the profession of a weather forecaster is quite safe, it used to be one of the most risky. And in the 17th century, in the territory of Great Britain, there was a law at all, according to which weather forecasters who made mistakes in making forecasts were punishable by death. Thus, there were quite a few who wanted to comprehend the skill of weather prediction.
The first meteorological forecast was published in the London edition of the Times in 1861. The author of the forecast was Robert Fitzroy, Vice Admiral of the Navy, who led the expedition of the Beagle ship, in which Charles Darwin took part.

Weather is an amazing thing, with many incredible facts and stories associated with it.

London is a city that, according to statistics, has significantly more rainfall on Thursdays than on the rest of the week.

Residents of Portugal may not attend work if inclement weather reigns outside.

The weather in Brazil is also noteworthy - in the state of Pare it rains almost at the same time, which allows local residents to set their watches on it.

Residents of Uganda experience thunderstorms much more often than others - up to 250 times a year.

In Thailand, most of the rain falls at night.
And for the inhabitants of Botswana, rain is a real luxury, due to the hot and dry climate, precipitation is extremely rare, for which the local currency was called "pula", which means "rain".

Winesburg, Ohio is where it rains every July 29th.

A unique phenomenon is the rain in the desert, because you can literally come out of it dry. Raindrops, drying directly in the air, simply do not reach the surface of the earth.

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There is a lot of talk about the smell of rain, someone is crazy about it, and someone prefers to wait out this time at home. But in fact, rain has no smell, and the aroma, which is commonly called rain, arises as a result of the activity of actino- and cyanobacteria. It is the resulting substance hyasmine that gives the precipitation its characteristic odor.

Thanks to the rain, the game of darts was born. One day, a downpour interrupted the shooters' tournament, and they went to a bar, where they began to throw shortened arrows at the target.

Unexpected rain marked the beginning of radio forecasts. The heading of the weather forecast was introduced by the owner of one radio station, who got wet in the rain and decided to warn listeners to take an umbrella with them when leaving the house.

You can also make it rain artificially. To do this, small pieces of ice are thrown over cumulus clouds, where they are enveloped in moisture and descend to the ground in the form of snow. On the way, the particles thaw and turn into raindrops.

In April 1986, in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, record levels were recorded, the weight of one hailstone exceeded 1 kg. The hail was recognized as the largest and as a result 92 people died