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Mawsynram (/ ˈ m ɔː s ɪ n ˌ r ʌ m /) is a town in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in Northeastern India, 69 kilometres from Shillong, the state capital. 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).
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
This is a list of countries by average annual precipitation. List. Per the World Bank (2017) [1] [2] Country mm/ year) Continent 1
The city's annual rainfall average stands at 11,777 millimetres (463.7 in). [6] This figure places it behind only nearby Mawsynram , Meghalaya, whose average is 11,873 millimetres (467.4 in). Sohra receives both the southwest and northeast monsoonal winds, giving it a single monsoon season.
Between 2006 and 2013, between 0 and 28 civilians have died per year in Meghalaya (or about 0 to 1 per 100,000 people), which the state authorities have classified as terror-related intentional violence. [116] The world's average annual death rate from intentional violence, in recent years, has been 7.9 per 100,000 people. [117]
The highest recorded rainfall in a single year was 22,987 mm (904.9 in) in 1861. The 38-year average at Mawsynram, Meghalaya, India is 11,872 mm (467.4 in). [7] Lower rainfall maxima are found around Turkey and central Russia. In March 2008, La Niña caused a drop in sea surface temperatures around
Here are rainfall amounts, in inches, from the last 24 hours (unless otherwise noted) by locality, according to National Weather Service St. Louis: Illinois locations. Belleville: 6.23, 6.33 ...
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.