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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 ]
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.
Highest temperature during rain ... Highest temperature ever recorded north of the 50th ... Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India, 15–16 June 1995. [108] Most in ...
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 11,873 mm (467.4 in). [ 27 ] Lower rainfall maxima are found on the Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts of Turkey and the mountains of Tajikistan.
The highest plunge waterfall/ heavy rainfall in Karnataka a state of India . The average annual precipitation of 11,861 millimetres (467 in) in the village of Mawsynram, in the hilly northeastern state of Meghalaya, is the highest recorded in Asia, and possibly on Earth. [80]
Tamil Nadu recorded over 40cm rainfall in several areas, which chief minister MK Stalin described as “unprecedented”, CNBC reported. People stand in a flooded street after heavy rainfall in ...
This is a list of countries by average annual precipitation. List. Per the World Bank (2017) [1] [2] Country mm/ year) Continent 1 ... India: 1,083: Asia 88
Kerala received 3,368 mm of rain during the monsoon season (June to September), 64 percent higher than normal and is the highest recorded rainfall. [1] The flood was probably caused by offshore vortices along the west coast and perturbations higher up in the troposphere and is not attributed to any depression or cyclonic disturbance in the ...