Mt. Waialeale in Kauai, Hawaii, has up to 350 rainy days every year. The wettest state in the United States is Louisiana, with annual rainfall of 56 inches. Rainfall is classified as light if not more than 0.10 inch per hour, and heavy if more than 0.30 inch per hour.
All precipitation starts as ice or snow crystals at cloud level.
Rain drops are not shaped like this , they are shaped like this as they fall. The umbrella was originally intended for shade from the hot Egyptian sun. Raindrops vary in size from 0.02 inch to about .031 inch diameter.