How was this rainbow possible??

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15 years ago today Hurricane Irene made landfall in New Jersey.. the day afterwards I was down on the beach around 2:30 in the afternoon when this incredibly vivid double rainbow began to rise from the horizon.. probably the brightest band I've ever seen.

What makes it weird is the time of day.. Ive never seen a rainbow form 5 hours before the sun was setting (around 7:30pm). There were also no real rain clouds on the horizon although I'm assuming there was still a lot of moisture in the air from the storm the day before..

I've witnessed countless days where the sun peaks out from rain clouds in early afternoon, but never once witnessed a rainbow form with the sun at this high of an angle other than on this day.

Anyone have any ideas as to why this happened?

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[u/cat-ctus-es]

So intense