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The rain began lashing Turkey's largest city in earnest on Wednesday morning and intensified throughout the day, causing chaos and flash flooding, with footage showing cars being dragged away by the fast-flowing waters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

A weather front that has already brought rain to Scotland and Northern Ireland will edge slowly southwards on Thursday, meaning a soggy afternoon for northern England, Wales and parts of south-west England.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Although Southern California got some rain Sunday and Monday, most of it fell in areas south of Los Angeles County, Kittell said, leaving Los Angeles and Ventura counties very dry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Although Southern California got some rain Sunday and Monday, the most of it fell in areas south of Los Angeles County, Kittell said, leaving Los Angeles and Ventura counties very dry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

As she reached the mouth of the cave, the first lightning flashed, the first thunder boomed, and the rain came down like a surf wave on the rocks.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

While its telescopes continued scanning the distant universe, unusually generous winter rains brought the surrounding outback to life in a brilliant display of wildflowers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Torrential rains sparked historic flooding in southern Brazil in April and May of that year, leaving nearly 200 people dead, 500,000 more displaced and massive damages.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

“It’s like if on the third day, it rains and then on the fourth day there’s locusts and like, oh my God, now the world’s ending.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

In fact, something like that happened amid historic rains in the winter of 2022-23.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“We’ll bring the rains back, Pond. You’ll see. And soon, your waters will return, and I can call you Lake instead of Pond.”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

"Hopefully the reserve in the pond will last until it rains but because it hasn't rained in so long, this is desperate measures," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Across the waterlogged basin, it rained almost 8 inches over New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

In the past, Scottish cricket teams might travel 100 miles or more to find someone to play against, only for the game to be rained out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

"It rained all night, but we stayed put till the choppers came for us," he added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

It rained so hard that the little creeks filled with water, and the river would be full of fallen trees.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

The baby was left uncovered while it was raining.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

It was raining, and there were no customers.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

"I closed the door, and then the explosion happened, and it threw me against the door - everything was raining down on me," says Scott Johnson.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

All of this would happen because the financial professional had read the midyear reports raining down from major financial institutions.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

I wondered how it was even possible that a bird could still fly when it was raining.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña