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[[File:Rain in New New York.jpg|thumb|The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]] caught in the rain in [[New New York]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]'')]] | [[File:Rain in New New York.jpg|thumb|The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]] caught in the rain in [[New New York]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]'')]] | ||
{{you may|Rain (The Dalek Factor)|n1=the individual|Rain (Pitter-Patter)|n2=living rain}} | {{you may|Rain (The Dalek Factor)|n1=the individual|Rain (Pitter-Patter)|n2=living rain}} | ||
'''Rain''' was a form of precipitation that came from [[rain cloud]]s. Rain was formed from [[water]] at ground level, which then "goes all the way up into the sky, and then falls all the way back down on to me." ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'') [[Petrichor]] was the smell of dust after rain. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | '''Rain''', or '''aqueous precipitation''', ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'') was a form of precipitation that came from [[rain cloud]]s. Rain was formed from [[water]] at ground level, which then "goes all the way up into the sky, and then falls all the way back down on to me." ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'') [[Petrichor]] was the smell of dust after rain. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | ||
A period of light rain was dubbed a "soft day". "Anyone for [[tennis]]?" was, according to the [[Fourth Doctor]], an [[English]] expression meaning "Is anyone coming outdoors to get soaked?" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'') | |||
According to [[Jack Harkness]], [[contraceptive]]s were in [[Earth]]'s rain due to people flushing [[estrogen]] [[pill]]s down the [[toilet]] and therefore into the water cycle. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'') | According to [[Jack Harkness]], [[contraceptive]]s were in [[Earth]]'s rain due to people flushing [[estrogen]] [[pill]]s down the [[toilet]] and therefore into the water cycle. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'') | ||
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When the [[Judoon]] used an [[H2O scoop|H<sub>2</sub>O scoop]] to transport the [[Royal Hope Hospital]] to [[the Moon]], the rain went up around the [[hospital]], while no precipitation fell anywhere else. It rained again on the Moon when the hospital made the return trip. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') | When the [[Judoon]] used an [[H2O scoop|H<sub>2</sub>O scoop]] to transport the [[Royal Hope Hospital]] to [[the Moon]], the rain went up around the [[hospital]], while no precipitation fell anywhere else. It rained again on the Moon when the hospital made the return trip. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') | ||
As [[Amy Pond]] implied, it rained a lot in [[Scotland]]; when it was raining in a [[parking lot|car park]], she deduced that it must be [[Great Britain]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Apollo 23 (novel)|Apollo 23]]'') It also rained a lot of [[Grått]], forcing the [[Tenth Doctor]] to employ an [[umbrella]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Whispering Gallery (comic story)|The Whispering Gallery]]'') [[Cardiff]] rained almost constantly. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'', ''[[Ghost Machine (TV story)|Ghost Machine]]'', ''[[They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story)|They Keep Killing Suzie]]'', ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'', ''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]'', ''[[Adam (TV story)|Adam | As [[Amy Pond]] implied, it rained a lot in [[Scotland]]; when it was raining in a [[parking lot|car park]], she deduced that it must be [[Great Britain]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Apollo 23 (novel)|Apollo 23]]'') It also rained a lot of [[Grått]], forcing the [[Tenth Doctor]] to employ an [[umbrella]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Whispering Gallery (comic story)|The Whispering Gallery]]'') [[Cardiff]] rained almost constantly. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'', ''[[Ghost Machine (TV story)|Ghost Machine]]'', ''[[They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story)|They Keep Killing Suzie]]'', ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'', ''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]'', ''[[Adam (TV story)|Adam]]'') Once, rain in Cardiff forced [[Nettie Williams]] to hide in a [[bus]] stop. ([[TV]]: ''[[From Out of the Rain (TV story)|From Out of the Rain]]'') The presence of rain clouds told the [[Second Doctor]] that he, [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]] had arrived in [[England]] during the [[summer]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') | ||
When [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] returned the [[planet]] | When [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] returned the [[planet]] Earth from the [[Medusa Cascade]] to the [[Sol]] system, it rained a lot for a while on Earth afterwards due to [[Atmosphere|atmospheric]] disturbances. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | ||
[[File:Rain cloud.jpg|thumb|left|An unnatural rain cloud ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'')]] | [[File:Rain cloud.jpg|thumb|left|An unnatural rain cloud ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'')]] | ||
Revision as of 09:23, 31 July 2013
- You may be looking for the individual or living rain.
Rain, or aqueous precipitation, (TV: The Stones of Blood) was a form of precipitation that came from rain clouds. Rain was formed from water at ground level, which then "goes all the way up into the sky, and then falls all the way back down on to me." (TV: Everything Changes) Petrichor was the smell of dust after rain. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)
A period of light rain was dubbed a "soft day". "Anyone for tennis?" was, according to the Fourth Doctor, an English expression meaning "Is anyone coming outdoors to get soaked?" (TV: The Stones of Blood)
According to Jack Harkness, contraceptives were in Earth's rain due to people flushing estrogen pills down the toilet and therefore into the water cycle. (TV: Everything Changes)
When the Judoon used an H2O scoop to transport the Royal Hope Hospital to the Moon, the rain went up around the hospital, while no precipitation fell anywhere else. It rained again on the Moon when the hospital made the return trip. (TV: Smith and Jones)
As Amy Pond implied, it rained a lot in Scotland; when it was raining in a car park, she deduced that it must be Great Britain. (PROSE: Apollo 23) It also rained a lot of Grått, forcing the Tenth Doctor to employ an umbrella. (COMIC: The Whispering Gallery) Cardiff rained almost constantly. (TV: Everything Changes, Ghost Machine, They Keep Killing Suzie, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, Meat, Adam) Once, rain in Cardiff forced Nettie Williams to hide in a bus stop. (TV: From Out of the Rain) The presence of rain clouds told the Second Doctor that he, Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Heriot had arrived in England during the summer. (TV: The Invasion)
When the TARDIS returned the planet Earth from the Medusa Cascade to the Sol system, it rained a lot for a while on Earth afterwards due to atmospheric disturbances. (TV: Journey's End)
The Doctor's sonic screwdriver was capable of causing rain via atmospheric excitation. (COMIC: Death to the Doctor!, Mudshock)
Clara Oswald's tears turned telepathic snowfall into salty rain on Christmas 1892. (TV: The Snowmen)
Sally Sparrow first met Billy Shipton in the basement of Wester Drumlins while it was raining. After Billy got sent back by the Weeping Angels, she met an older Billy during the same rain. Billy died when it ceased raining. (TV: Blink)
The Sun of Fire and Rain was one of the "Five Suns in the Sky" according to the Aztecs. (TV: The Aztecs)
According to the legends of the Gonds, when the Krotons invaded their planet, they "caused a poisonous rain to fall", killing hundreds of them. (TV: The Krotons)
The Night Travellers were said to "come out of the rain". Indeed, it always seemed to be raining when they attacked. (TV: From Out of the Rain)
Predictions
Several species and objects were able to predict rainfall.
Bazoolium went cold before it was to rain. (TV: Army of Ghosts)
After the Pyroviles entered the Pompeii area, the soothsayers, the augurs and the haruspex inherited psychic powers and could predict crops and rainfall with absolute precision. The Tenth Doctor claimed that always knowing this would make life boring. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii)
The damages of rain
As Lucius Petrus Dextrus put it, "rain pleases the soil". (TV: The Fires of Pompeii) Rain was necessary to sustain plant life.[source needed] The Tenth Doctor once said, "A little rain never hurt anyone." (TV: Gridlock) This, however, was most certainly not true.
According to Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen, while it was raining, "visibility was low" — this could lead to car accidents. (TV: Boom Town)
Excess rain could cause flooding, (TV: The Invasion) which in turn might drown someone. (TV: Small Worlds) Acid rain, rain that was unnaturally acidic, could "melt" forests. (TV: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)
A species resembling rain could easily cut through human flesh. When the human colonists arrived on its planet, they drank the water, and were consequently killed by it. The rain would keep on falling until at least one or two people were killed. (PROSE: Pitter-Patter)
References
"A little rain never hurt anyone" (TV: Gridlock) was not the only rain-related expression.
The Eleventh Doctor once used the expression, "It never rains but it pours" to express how drastic bad things always were, such as not only a sinking Soviet submarine, but also a murderous Ice Warrior. (TV: Cold War)
The First Doctor once told a "savage" that he'd have him "right as rain", meaning that he'd fix him. (TV: The Savages) Owen Harper said the same thing to Gwen Cooper after describing how he'd treat the Nostrovite wound that had impregnated her. (TV: Something Borrowed) Mike Yates likewise felt right as rain. (TV: The Green Death)
