why do raindrops seem bigger in summer than winter?

Answer 1

I hate to say it, but humidity has NOTHING to do with it, and I'm bothered that someone would simply make up an answer, instead of actually knowing it or looking it up.

The size of a raindrop is dictated by the strength of the surface tension of water.

However, the higher the temperature, the looser the surface tension. This means that a droplet of water can be larger when the temperature is higher. This is the actual cause.

Hope this helps.

PLEASE NOTE: killbill1011 COPIED my answer after I corrected him on his answer. He falsely stated that humidity was the cause, and then stole my response when he noticed that I corrected him. It is obvious because both of us say "This is the actual cause" - I said "actual" to refute his use of humidity to explain it. Since he changed his answer, he has no reason to use the word "actual."

Answer 2

The size of a raindrop is dictated by the power/ strength of the surface tension of water.

However, the higher the temperature, the looser the surface tension. This means that a droplet of water can be larger when the temperature is higher. This is the actual cause.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

it usually happends during a thunderstorm, so threfore during the summer it happends easily and its cuz the higher the temperature the looser the surface tensionso the raindrops are larger when it rains and thats why during a thunderstorms there are floods ususally because rain falls so fast at a fast rate

Answer 4

the higher the temp. the looser the surface tension. therefore, raindrops seem larger when it rains in summer

Answer 5

I dunno about that but consider yourself lucky to be getting any rain. Move to Cali and you have the experience of it not at all!!!