Is it possible to drown from rain?

As a Portlander, I often hear the complaint (almost exclusively from out-of-towners), "My gosh, I would literally die if I had to deal with this rain all the time!" To which I reply, "Try to keep your voice down. Death by rainfall is not a joke. Not in this city... read more

Turkeys occasionally drown in the rain as they look up while it rains, while leaving their mouths open. Getting rain in your nose may be uncomfortable, but I doubt you could drown, except under some very unusual and unlikely circumstances. read more

Now I know that this alone is not concrete/conclusive evidence, and that anything is possible, but not only do our chickens not drown in the rain, they tend to really enjoy being out in it. I’m sure it has less to do with the pleasure of being wet, as chickens bathe in dry dirt, and more to do with the abundance of worms coming to the surface of the earth. read more

In other words, if this were the scenario, no the person would not drown. However, if it was raining hard enough, and the person holding the other's neck was holding it tight enough, and for long enough, then I guess, yes it would be possible for the person to "drown". read more