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Snow does, but rain does not have to. Rain can start through two processes, which are called "collision-coalescence" and "the Bergeron process". The former is the one by which rain never begins as ice, and this is most common in the tropics and in higher latitudes during the warm season.

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No. In the tropics most rain stays liquid in the cloud.

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Yes it does because when ice melts it turns into water.

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