The origin of the expression “Raining cats and dogs” is explained by the fact that in Northern Mythology the cat was supposed to have great influence on the weather and the dog was a signal of wind. The cat symbolises the down-pouring rain and the dog the strong gusts of wind.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6843, 22 February 1929, Page 6
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