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An open list of 138 words by alexz.

rain 1972753 101 was added by alexz and appears on 100 other lists
sprinkle 1972755 16 was added by alexz and appears on 15 other lists
droplets 1972759 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
shower 1972754 22 was added by alexz and appears on 21 other lists
precipitation 1972760 17 was added by alexz and appears on 16 other lists
freezing rain 1972761 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
drops 1972758 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
drizzle 1972757 50 was added by alexz and appears on 49 other lists
sleet 1972756 27 was added by alexz and appears on 26 other lists
thundershower 1972762 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
mist 1973140 88 was added by alexz and appears on 87 other lists
pour 1973141 18 was added by alexz and appears on 17 other lists
spit 1972763 35 was added by alexz and appears on 34 other lists
mizzle 1973142 25 was added by alexz and appears on 24 other lists
rain buckets 1972764 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
rain cats and dogs 1973143 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
selva 1972765 3 was added by alexz and appears on 2 other lists
deluge 1972766 90 was added by alexz and appears on 89 other lists
soaker 1972767 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
torrent 1973144 36 was added by alexz and appears on 35 other lists
sprinkling 1972768 5 was added by alexz and appears on 4 other lists
hyetal 1973145 13 was added by alexz and appears on 12 other lists
serein 1972769 32 was added by alexz and appears on 31 other lists
showery 1972770 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
smur 1973146 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
southwester 1973147 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
monsoon 1972771 29 was added by alexz and appears on 28 other lists
typhoon 1972772 35 was added by alexz and appears on 34 other lists
hurricane 1972773 38 was added by alexz and appears on 37 other lists
sheet 1973148 17 was added by alexz and appears on 16 other lists
blout 1973149 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
blirty 1972774 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
reyn 1973150 3 was added by alexz and appears on 2 other lists
rayne 1972775 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
ron 1972776 5 was added by alexz and appears on 4 other lists
sulphur-rain 1973151 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
blood-rain 1973152 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
methane rain 1972777 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
storm 1972779 64 was added by alexz and appears on 63 other lists
drip 1972780 37 was added by alexz and appears on 36 other lists
drop 1973153 46 was added by alexz and appears on 45 other lists
inclemency 1973154 5 was added by alexz and appears on 4 other lists
ice storm 1972781 4 was added by alexz and appears on 3 other lists
derecho 1973155 13 was added by alexz and appears on 12 other lists
squall 1972782 46 was added by alexz and appears on 45 other lists
kona 1972783 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
rain-wind 1973156 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
thunder-drop 1973157 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
thunder-plump 1972784 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
bedrabble 1973158 3 was added by alexz and appears on 2 other lists
mizzling 1973159 3 was added by alexz and appears on 2 other lists
onding 1972785 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
onfall 1973160 4 was added by alexz and appears on 3 other lists
plump 1972786 51 was added by alexz and appears on 50 other lists
rainball 1972787 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
raindrop 1972788 8 was added by alexz and appears on 7 other lists
rainpour 1973162 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
rainfall 1973163 8 was added by alexz and appears on 7 other lists
convective rain 1972789 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
coalescense 1973164 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
acid rain 1972790 9 was added by alexz and appears on 8 other lists
cyclone 1972791 27 was added by alexz and appears on 26 other lists
spray 1973165 23 was added by alexz and appears on 22 other lists
noachian deluge 1973166 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
Noah's flood 1973167 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
tempest 1973168 59 was added by alexz and appears on 58 other lists
disturbance 1972792 11 was added by alexz and appears on 10 other lists
scotch mist 1972793 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
aerosolization 1973170 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
drow 1972794 9 was added by alexz and appears on 8 other lists
misle 1973171 3 was added by alexz and appears on 2 other lists
pissing down 1972795 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
drisk 1972796 4 was added by alexz and appears on 3 other lists
June-gloom 1972797 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
trickle 1972798 29 was added by alexz and appears on 28 other lists
downpour 1972799 6 was added by alexz and appears on 5 other lists
pouring 1973172 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
rain down 1972801 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
bourasque 1972802 7 was added by alexz and appears on 6 other lists
orage 1972803 7 was added by alexz and appears on 6 other lists
tempests 1972804 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
thick squall 1972805 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
chubasco 1973174 6 was added by alexz and appears on 5 other lists
rainsquall 1972806 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
borasco 1972807 6 was added by alexz and appears on 5 other lists
bayamo 1972808 7 was added by alexz and appears on 6 other lists
gust 1972809 25 was added by alexz and appears on 24 other lists
squawl 1972810 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
herycano 1973177 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
bagio 1973178 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
uracano 1972813 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
foracan 1973179 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
landphoon 1973180 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
hurricano 1973181 3 was added by alexz and appears on 2 other lists
pelter 1973182 4 was added by alexz and appears on 3 other lists
spatter 1973183 17 was added by alexz and appears on 16 other lists
fine spray 1973184 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
fafrotskies 1972814 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
precip 1972815 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
sun shower 1972816 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
sunshower 1973185 11 was added by alexz and appears on 10 other lists
sunshowers 1972817 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
sun showers 1973186 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
scud 1973187 28 was added by alexz and appears on 27 other lists
scattered showers 1972818 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
sleet-squash 1973188 3 was added by alexz and appears on 2 other lists
sparge 1972819 22 was added by alexz and appears on 21 other lists
cold shower 1973189 3 was added by alexz and appears on 2 other lists
Purple Rain 1972820 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
Liddisdale drow 1972913 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
Liddisdale dew 1972914 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
dawk 1972916 5 was added by alexz and appears on 4 other lists
landlash 1972917 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
skite 1972918 5 was added by alexz and appears on 4 other lists
skyte 1973335 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
daudin showers 1972919 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
tropical cyclone 1972921 3 was added by alexz and appears on 2 other lists
nor-easter 1972922 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
Great Red Spot 1973339 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
The storm on the sea of Galilee 1973340 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
The Perfect Storm 1973341 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
perfect storm 1972925 5 was added by alexz and appears on 4 other lists
superstorm 1973342 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
pulse storm 1973343 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
splitting storm 1973344 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
storm cell 1973345 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
freezing drizzle 1972926 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
horizontal rain 1973346 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
murasame 1972927 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
red rain 1973349 5 was added by alexz and appears on 4 other lists
pineapple express 2014470 6 was added by alexz and appears on 5 other lists
Godzillacane 2013855 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
Frankenstorm 2015021 4 was added by alexz and appears on 3 other lists
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. 2016070 1 was added by ruzuzu and appears on just this list
Supercane Hurristorm Sandy 2028146 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
night crawlers 2049897 2 was added by alexz and appears on 1 other list
rain-maker 2049898 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list
messy passes 2049929 1 was added by alexz and appears on just this list

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Today's weather.
is it rain, sprinkles, showers, sleet, or drizzle?
Are those drops, droplets?
Is the weatherman just using the word precipitation?
Is the scientist causing a condensation of water?

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bilby The Rain In Japain

It rains a great deal in Japan and the Japanese love to talk about the weather. There are at least 50 Japanese nouns for rain.
- John Spacey, japan-talk.com, August 2012

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ame
rain

rain of sons, rain of daughters

hakuu
rain shower

rain of dandelion, windrippt and free

kyuu
rain shower

the national drizzle of Scotland

niwakaame
rain shower

rain that keeps you indoors, kettled till aftermorrow

kou
rainfall

rain of legion

jakuu
weak rain

rain beaded on your tragic black vinyl jacket

kosame
light rain

drops of autumn washing summer a last time before it's put away

koburi
light rain

rain on your neighbour's side of the street

biu
light rain

rain kept out by loose tiles, just

konukaame
fine rain

rain deceptive enough to ruin your new haircut

enu
misty rain

a film of moisture through which you skeptically view past selves

saiu
drizzle

boredom

tau
heavy rain

wetness

ooame
heavy rain

rain in the carpet and the smell of old sheep

kyouu
severe rain

too late for renovations, but not for regret

yokoburi
driving rain

sideways

fukiburi
driving rain

keep going, it's only water

shinotsukuame
intense rain

mysteriously, I feel alive

shuuchuugouu
severe localized downpour

oh my garden

fuu
wind and rain

whoooooooooo

uhyou
freezing rain

yellow jacket, gloves, scarf, he hoped

amenochiyuki
rain then snow

thus

yukimajiri
snow and rain

thus

amemajirinoyuki
snow and rain

they found a body, under the shadow of a precipice

harenochiame
clear then rain

prayer not enough

uro
rain and dew

rain of lost gypsies

ryouu
cool rain

in straight lines, no nonsense

reiu
chilly rain

help me, pity me

kanu
cold winter rain

to the seasons I am come, as naked, as a branch, as a fold of humanity

hisame
very cold rain or hail

rain of golf-ball spite

yau
night rain

I hear the night rain, the night train, the night rain slick on boxcars of the night train and all signals down

baiuzensen
seasonal rain

rain of now

shun rin
spring rain

I recall the sun and its desire, plain and unambiguous

shun u
gentle spring rain

rain of growth

ryokuu
early-summer rain

rain that curtains the river from the foothills

samidare
early-summer rain

I am learning to be thirsty

akisame
autumn rain

the days shorten

shuu rin
autumn rain

the rains lengthen

touu
winter rain

from the alps there is thunder of heaven, then water, summit to sea

juuu
refreshing rain once in ten days

aahh

keiu
welcome rain

aahh

jinkouu
artificial rain

Chinese Olympic rain

houshanouu
radioactive rain

Fukushima rain

tenkyuu
rain from a cloudless sky

a waltz in the desert, anon

amamoyou
signs of rain

see broken clouds, see sky

amamoyoi
threat of rain

forecastonomics

amaagari
after the rain

post-flood and -tide, after broom and beast, the streets are still for the feet of dreamers

ugo
after rain

uber-rain

amaai
break in the rain

dunny-run; check mail; buy umbrella; eye

hareichijikosame
brief light rain

all clear

nagame
long rain

we return

rinu
long rain

we are

nagame
long rain

water, essence

inrin
long rain

element, spirit

yuudachi
sudden evening rain

and so!
Mar 1, 2013
alexz well, our local weather person is looking for a term which describes a pineapple express which comes from Japan instead of Hawaii. I'm tempted to suggest Godzillacane.

Feb 28, 2013
bilby Nice find alexz. Feb 28, 2013
alexz Japan has 50 words for rain. One of them is radioactive. http://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/why-Japanese-has-50-words-for-rain
Feb 28, 2013