rain day

Outdoor event rescheduled

A rain day is a day when outdoor activities—especially sports events, construction work, or filming—are postponed or canceled due to rain.

The term appears in contracts and schedules that account for weather delays: We built three rain days into the shooting schedule.

Distinguished from a rainy day, which is simply a day when it rains.

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activity suitability

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