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Cherrapunji (/ ˌ tʃ ɛ r ə ˈ p ʌ n dʒ i,-ˈ p ʊ n-/ ⓘ) or Sohra is a sub-divisional town (Proposed District) East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It was the traditional capital of ka hima Sohra (Khasi tribal kingdom).
Mawsynram and Cherrapunji, both in the Indian state of Meghalaya, alternate as the wettest places on Earth given the quantity of their rainfall, [47] though there are other cities with similar claims. They receive more than 11,000 millimeters of rain each from the monsoon.
The driest month in Agumbe is February with an average rainfall of 1 mm. The wettest month is July with an average rainfall of 2,647 mm. The mean annual rainfall is 7,620 millimetres (300 in). [20] The highest recorded rainfall in a single month was 4,508 millimetres (177.5 in) in August 1946. [21]
Cherrapunji - Cherrapunji is a subdivisional town in the East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is credited as being the wettest place on Earth, although nearby Mawsynram currently holds that record. Cherrapunji holds the all-time record for the most rainfall in a calendar month and in a year: It received 9,300 mm (370 ...
Precipitation totals in inches Mawsynram is located at 25° 18′ N, 91° 35′ E, at an altitude of about 1,400 meters (4,600 ft), 15 km west of Cherrapunji , in the Khasi Hills in the state of Meghalaya ( India ).
It is known to get over 10,000 mm annual rainfall occasionally and the average annual rainfall is around 9,000 mm. It is also called as Cherrapunji of South India [ 2 ] Amagaon has reached the magical figure of 10,068 mm annual rainfall twice in the last six years (2006–11).
Debundscha has an extremely wet climate with about 10,299 millimetres (405.5 in) of rainfall falling annually. [2] The village of Debundscha is included among the five rainiest places in the world which includes Lloró, Mawsynram, the Big Bog and Cherrapunji, with each of them receiving over 10,000 millimeters (400 inches) of rain annually. [3]
It is the rainiest region in the country, with many places receiving an average annual precipitation of 2,000 mm (79 in), which is mostly concentrated in summer during the monsoon season. [51] Cherrapunji, located on the Meghalaya plateau is one of the rainiest place in the world with an annual precipitation of 11,777 mm (463.7 in). [51]