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View history; Tools. Tools. ... Sohra has held the record for highest rainfall multiple times in the past. ... Climate data for Cherrapunji (1991–2020, extremes ...
According to the records observed by the Indian Meteorological Department, it was seen that while its neighbour, Cherrapunji is having a significant decreasing trend in rainfall, Mawsynram on the other hand is experiencing a slight increase in its rainfall pattern which put its average annual rainfall from 1950 to 2000 at 12,393 millimetres ...
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).
The warmest day on record for the entire planet was 22 July 2024 when the highest global average temperature was recorded at 17.16 °C (62.89 °F). [20] The previous record was 17.09 °C (62.76 °F) set the day before on 21 July 2024. [20] The month of July 2023 was the hottest month on record globally. [21]
A sign board in Cherrapunji. The town of Sohra (Cherrapunji) in the Khasi Hills south of capital Shillong holds the world record for most rain in a calendar month, while the village of Mawsynram, near Sohra (Cherrapunji), holds the record for the most rain in a year. [35] [36]
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]
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.
Its poleward progression is accelerated by the onset of the summer monsoon which is characterized by the development of lower air pressure (a thermal low) over the warmest part of Asia.Mawsynram in Meghalaya received annually 11872 cm of rainfall [4] [5] [6] Cherrapunji. The highest recorded rainfall in a single year was 22,987 mm (904.9 in) in ...