How long does it usually take for a raindrop to hit the ground after it first falls out of the sky?
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Carmella
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well i heard that at first a raindrop is frozen and as it continues to fall it turns to water...of course im probably wrong and look like a complete idiot posting this answer but to further answer your question raindrops have different sizes and believe it or not that helps how fast its goin so its different for each one now if u want an estamite then i sorry i dunno
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Cumulonimbus (rain) clouds form at an altitude of up to 60,000 ft. (approx 11 miles) (various sources). According to Bob Swanson, meteorologist for USA Today, raindrops fall between 9 and 20 miles per hour depending on their size. So some of them could have been falling for an hour or more.
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It depends on several factors. how low the clouds are in the sky, wind direction, wind speed, humidity and the temperature. I believe it would be impossible to guesstamate the time it takes a raindrop to reach the earth. How about the rain in a tornado?
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there are many variables here .. 1) how high is the cloud? 2) how windy is it? 3) is it a 'light rain' or a 'downpour'? 4) is it a result of a cold front or a warm front? 5) finding what the 'terminal velocity'( the highest speed a particular object can reach ) :SPEED quickness of motion <the velocity of an object>) of a raindrop 6) will the raindrop shatter as it reaches high speeds 7) colision with other raindrops will cause changes in speed ( thus time to reach ground ) and i suspect there are more variables which make the answering of this question difficult
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