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Why does sound travel faster on a rainy day than on a dry day?

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(i) During rainy days, the humidity is more in the atmosphere.
(ii) The speed of the sound generally increases with humidity and speed of sound in water is more than the speed in air.
(iii) So sound travels faster on a rainy day.
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