Rainbows are certainly one of Mother Nature’s most beautiful weather-related phenomena.  One man’s excited reaction to a double rainbow became a YouTube hit earlier this year and has now been named the sixth most popular video of 2010.

Shot from near the man’s home in one of the nation’s premier parks, Yosemite, his sheer elation to the rainbow invites reactions ranging from laughter to tears from those who have watched it. 

Published on YouTube on January 8th the video has been watched more than 21 million times since and led to the “Double Rainbow Guy” making an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Show.

In a blog entry announcing “The Moments that Defined YouTube in 2010”, the service said the video became “one of the most beloved memes of 2010.”

The weather-related video ranked as number six on the list of top 10 most-watched YouTube videos falling behind the popular video of Greyson Chance singing Paparazzi and an Old Spice commercial.  The double rainbow video did beat out the infamous video of Justin Bieber surprising a young fan and a trailer for the latest Twilight Saga movie. 

We of course think that the video we shot while storm chasing in southeastern Colorado deserves an honorable mention.  😉

You can watch the Yosemitebear’s video below.