Rain is formed when [[water vapor]] condenses within [[cloud]]s on minute particles of [[dust]] or [[sea salt]].{{fact}} As the small droplets merge, they become too heavy to remain suspended in the cloud and fall to the surface as rain.{{fact}}
The notion that rain is made when fairies cry is found in poetry and song[cite needed]{{fact}}.
Scientifically speaking, rain is a form of [[precipitation]], part of the [[hydrological cycle]].