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While the summit of Mount Waiʻaleʻale on Kauai has long been considered the wettest place in the Hawaiian Islands, and was claimed to be the second wettest place on Earth, [2] its NOAA-reported annual rainfall of 373.85 inches (9,495.8 mm) [3] is exceeded by Big Bog's 30-year average.
The mountain, at an elevation of 5,148 feet (1,569 m), averages more than 373 inches (9,500 mm) of rain a year since 1912, with a record 683 inches (17,300 mm) in 1982; its summit is one of the rainiest spots on earth. [2]
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]
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).
Per the World Bank (2017) [1] [2]; Country mm/ year) Continent 1 Colombia 3,240: South America: 2 São Tomé and Príncipe 3,200: Africa Tuvalu 3,200: Oceania: 3 Papua New Guinea 3,142 ...
May 2024 is among the top 10 rainiest months in Manitowoc in more than a century, with almost 8 inches pouring down. Last May, a drought. This May, the second-wettest May on record.
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Lloró is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia.It claims the second world record for highest average annual precipitation with 12,717 mm (501 in), [1] [2] after López de Micay, which holds an also disputed record with 12,892.4 mm (508 in). [3]