That's exactly what happened to a couple in Ipswich, Australia in 1989. They woke up one morning with about 800 sardines in their yard. Geeze Louise!
It turns out fish showers aren't all that uncommon, well not THAT uncommon anyway. In 2004, Wales got a fish shower and in 2006 India got showered with fish too.
So, how is this all happening? It fish being picked up out of the water by a whirlwind and carried inland and dumped out on land. It's even more common with frogs!
In 2005, thousands of frogs landed on dry land nowhere near water in Serbia. The same type of crazy event happened in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1901 and it made front page news. Evidently, there were so many frogs, people had trouble walking down the street. Can you imagine what these folks must have thought? Maybe the world was coming to an end.
Well, I've heard of some crazy ways for animals to disperse themselves into new environments - spiders parachuting in the wind for example - but I think this one wins out as the craziest.
So the next time you hear that old saying, it's raining cats and dogs, look around and see if it's actually true or maybe you'll have to settle for frogs and sardines. I know I would think it was totally cool if this happened in my neighborhood and I'd have to take some pictures for sure!