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Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in India. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an average annual rainfall of 11,872 millimetres (467.4 in). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] According to the Guinness Book of World Records , Mawsynram received 26,000 millimetres (1,000 in) of rainfall in 1985. [ 4 ]
A Decade of Rain (2003), an artwork depicting Waiheke Island precipitation data from 1992 to 2002. New Zealand's Cropp River has the 4th highest rainfall in the world with a 11499mm per year average. The river may be only 9 km long but it certainly punches above its weight in precipitation. [34]
This is a list of countries by average annual precipitation. List. Per the World Bank (2017) [1] [2] Country mm/ year) Continent 1
Average monthly precipitation (in mm) for selected cities in Asia ; City Country Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ref. Mawsynram: India: 133.0 8.3 15.7 27.4 29.8 26.0 5.7
Researchers have observed those changes over time as the world warms. Since 1901, global precipitation has increased at an average rate of 0.04 inches per decade, according to the Environmental ...
Brian Curran, science and operations officer at the National Weather Service in Midland, said the total rainfall at Midland International Air and Space Port has been 3.96 inches. Odessa got 4.29 ...
The “long rains” season is when most of the country’s average annual rainfall occurs. It's often characterized by torrential rains, and sometimes goes up to June.
The extreme amount of rainfall is perhaps the best-known feature of orographic rain in northeastern India. [12] Occasionally, cloudbursts can occur in one part of Sohra while other areas may be totally or relatively dry, reflecting the high spatial variability of the rainfall. Atmospheric humidity is extremely high during the peak monsoon period.