Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever wondered how many raindrops fall during a single thunderstorm? Watch as we quantify the number of raindrops as a ...

WASHINGTON — When you watch raindrops fall from the sky, they might look slow, but each drop actually reaches a steady top speed as it falls. There’s a little duel in the sky: gravity is pulling the ...

The typical speed of a falling raindrop depends on the size of the drop. A large raindrop, about the size of a house fly, has terminal fall speeds of about 20 mph. "Weather Guys" Steve Ackerman and ...