I recorded the end of a rain storm with water running off of the house and multitudes and species of frogs in the background. I used my phone to record a mono track and then used audacity to simulate spatial stereo. It made the traffic in the distance sound like spirits moaning. I thought it was pretty cool. (-;.
Rain: this is a very subtle rain sound. It is not sharp but it is very constant. The droplets are hitting hard ground. Recorded with the zoom h6, rode ntg. This sound is great to add volume to an already existing rain-ambience.
Rain and thunders in the distance, in a forest near cividale (udine, italy), summer 2013, recorded with zoom h4n, sennheiser shotgun mic and rode blimp.
This was recorded on zoom h1 in my lean-to during a rain shower. There are some background kitchen noises at the start. The rain drifts off and comes back throughout the recording. Recorded in the uk. Please link if you use this so i can listen to your work.