Can you smell rain?

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I think most Australians know the smell of rain.

Can you smell rain where you are, or do you think this question is crazy?

I can smell the rain. It's my favourite smell.

I can smell rain where I am. It smells wet, cold and fresh. That's why I like it, so much.

Yes. It's nice. I love rain.

no
but I love rain

Yes, the smell of rain is such a wonderfully refreshing thing...whether it's that pre-rain smell, or the soggy scent of a downpour, or even the smell of the earth after a gentle sprinkle...it's all good stuff!

No, but I can feel when rain is coming at times.

Yeah…it comes with the land -- Oz.

Yes...I love it.

i would have to say yes, we get some downpours here in the summertime. you can smell it right before it comes

I don't know if its smelling the *rain* per se, but I can often smell the footpath after a shower.

Studies have shown that excessive inhalation of hydrogen dioxide, a major component of rain, is a leading cause of asphyxiation. So don't try to smell too closely.

Sorry bout that.

Yeah, the air smells different when a storm is nearby.

I believe (but am most likely wrong in the instance) that the smell of rain is something todo with all of the particulates being washed out of the air. You then have fresh clean air that smells nice.

I can smell the rain, and smell it here on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. But we are in a severe drought, and Brisbane - 100 k south of us- is soon to be on level 6 water restrictions. How they would love to smell the rain!

I hate the smell of rain. And i hate it touching my bare skin!