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Ocean weather systems with high winds put a lot of salt into the air, from spray. On many islands, salt haze is a common occurrence, and anyone who lives near the sea would have noticed salt spray on their windows, which is why cars rust more readily. Some of that salt finds its way aloft, and can form nucleii for raindrops.
