"Rain Cloud" On Weather Radar Turns Out To Be A Ladybug Swarm

Meera Dolasia
2019-06-07T11:35:36-07:00

At about 9:00 p.m. on June 4th, 2019, Joe Dandrea, a meteorologist working the late shift at the National Weather Service (NWS) station just north of San Diego, CA, noticed what appeared to be a large rain cloud on the radar. However, upon peering closer, he realized the "cloud" comprised a huge mass of tiny, flying dots.