This can be the result of acid rain corrosion containing sulfuric acid. Sulfuric acid rain can fall near large metallurgical plants that include the coal coking process. In addition to metallurgical plants, acid rain with sulfuric acid is formed after volcanic eruptions and in cities that use coal for heating.
@Vadim this is a possibility a coal fired power station is 30 km away. there are however a number of coal fired brick kilns 3-5 km away. than you I have to specify a higher gade stainless steel Willem Jan
more corrosion-resistant stainless steel will corrode less, but the problem is that any stainless steel will react with sulfuric acid in one way or another. It's just that the corrosion process will go slower. If you want the metallic luster to last for decades, then you need a material that is more corrosion resistant than stainless steel, such as titanium.