Dusty Rain?

[ArcadeTracks]

I remember acid rain. I remember Purple Rain. I even remember Chubby Rain. (I was basically obsessed with that last one for a while.)
But, this year we have had snow which fell overnight, melted, and left behind dust. Last night we had rain which a local meteorologist forecasted would bring dust, and it did! Was this always a thing? In which parts of the world/country? Why do I have no memories of dusty rain until this year? I know old jokes/Murphy's law about it raining after you wash your car, but I don't remember the massive lines at car washes immediately following a snowfall or rainfall, and that's what I'm seeing now.
(Currently in Pittsburgh. Was told via the same meteorologist mentioned above this dust is from "the midwest.)

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[Sublime]

Perfectly normal. It's been a windy year.

 

[azwjowner]

I didn't know there was another kind of rain. But then I've always lived in Arizona.

 

[HydroBlue22]

I remember acid rain. I remember Purple Rain. I even remember Chubby Rain. (I was basically obsessed with that last one for a while.)
But, this year we have had snow which fell overnight, melted, and left behind dust. Last night we had rain which a local meteorologist forecasted would bring dust, and it did! Was this always a thing? In which parts of the world/country? Why do I have no memories of dusty rain until this year? I know old jokes/Murphy's law about it raining after you wash your car, but I don't remember the massive lines at car washes immediately following a snowfall or rainfall, and that's what I'm seeing now.
(Currently in Pittsburgh. Was told via the same meteorologist mentioned above this dust is from "the midwest.)

We get "dirty rain" all the time here in East Tx. When the wind is blowing out of the west (like now) it kicks up dust in West Tx. and brings it East. That's most likely what you're getting.
When I lived on St. Croix, USVI, we would regularly get Sahara Dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa. It is very noticeable in certain satellite images.

https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/tracking-massive-dust-cloud-africa-america

 

[Terrymo]

Where I am in SoCal besides smog, we have what I call agricultural fallout. And the trail dust is like silty brown flour.

 

[Ed Pursell]

Arcade, I’m in Allentown( Pa) east end of Pa and never have “clean” rain anymore for years. Every nice wash, I expect spots from pollen, dust, whatever. Never rains here without spotting when the Jeep dries. Guess that‘s what our lungs are sucking up! Only thing I do is a quick rinse with the hose and dry it. Until rain again. Mine is not that bad, but always spots after rain.
Ed

 

[ArcadeTracks]

Wow! This is eye opening. I would have written off the dustiness after the snowfall earlier this month to road salt if I hadn't heard the weather report on the subject. Maybe I just haven't been paying attention for a few decades

 

[Mike_Hawk]

But do you remember Chocolate Rain?

 

[NWJeepr]

Where I am in SoCal besides smog, we have what I call agricultural fallout. And the trail dust is like silty brown flour.

Yeah. Out in the desert the wind kicks up and if there is rain in the forecast, it's going to leave a dirty mess everywhere. On top of the usual dirt/dust and smog, AG fallout.

 

[ROkchips]

Wow! This is eye opening. I would have written off the dustiness after the snowfall earlier this month to road salt if I hadn't heard the weather report on the subject. Maybe I just haven't been paying attention for a few decades

https://www.wtol.com/article/weathe...torm/512-2b17e28a-ced8-4b58-897d-3f320b0c3b44

 

[mhenderson23]

I'm in Indiana. We've been having the "dirty rain" for about 2 weeks now. It was the 1st I'd ever heard about it until this year.

 

[Fatbob Frank]

It's been crazy here recently too...lots of dust in the upper atmosphere blowing up from down south I believe...
After a decent rain everyone looks like they've been mudding...
On the bright side- we can always use more topsoil...

 

[daroutergod]

So we just had a blizzard here in Omaha Nebraska on Wednesday. After the dust storms they had down in Kansas, Oklahoma area, we had "red" mud with the snow. Its the dirtiest snow I have ever seen. And obviously it came from south of here where the soil is a reddish color.

 

[PT's19Rubi]

I'm in the south, where the "Green" season has just started. My poor ol gray Rubi has a green tint to it (green polka dots after a rain) and will have for about 2 months.

 

[TrentYoung]

I remember acid rain. I remember Purple Rain. I even remember Chubby Rain. (I was basically obsessed with that last one for a while.)
But, this year we have had snow which fell overnight, melted, and left behind dust. Last night we had rain which a local meteorologist forecasted would bring dust, and it did! Was this always a thing? In which parts of the world/country? Why do I have no memories of dusty rain until this year? I know old jokes/Murphy's law about it raining after you wash your car, but I don't remember the massive lines at car washes immediately following a snowfall or rainfall, and that's what I'm seeing now.
(Currently in Pittsburgh. Was told via the same meteorologist mentioned above this dust is from "the midwest.)

You wouldn't even see it or it would wash of in seconds if you had a decent coat of wax on it. Not taking care of your paint will age your paint quickly.

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