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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 ...
A weather station at Sentul recorded a peak daily rainfall of 363 millimetres (14.3 in), equivalent to a month's worth of rainfall at the region. It was followed by measurements of 273 millimetres (10.7 in) at Sungai Bonus Tun Abdul Razak, 258 millimetres (10.2 in) at Jinjang , and 247 millimetres (9.7 in) at Gombak . [ 16 ]
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
The average rainfall is 250 centimetres (98 in) a year [1] and the average temperature is 25.4 °C (77.7 °F). [2] The climates of Peninsular Malaysia and the East Malaysia differ, as the climate on the peninsula is directly affected by wind from the mainland, as opposed to the more maritime weather of East Malaysia.
[5]: 2, 6–7, 11 With no action taken, under a high emissions scenario floods may affect an average of 234,500 people annually between 2070 and 2100. [1]: 1 Extreme rainfall events may deposit up to 32% more rain in 2090. In 2010, around 130,000 people in the country were exposed to potential 1-in-25-year flood events.
Rain forests are characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1,750 and 2,000 mm (69 and 79 in). [98] A tropical savanna is a grassland biome located in semi-arid to semi-humid climate regions of subtropical and tropical latitudes, with rainfall between 750 and 1,270 mm (30 and 50 in) a year.
Taiping also receives some limelight for being the wettest town in Peninsular Malaysia even on the driest month. In June, the town still receives 159 mm (6.3 in) of rainfall. The average annual rainfall is about 3,200 mm (130 in) in Taiping while the peninsula's average is 2,000 mm (79 in)–2,500 mm (98 in).
The average annual rainfall is approximately 4,200 mm (170 in). [49] Kuching is the wettest populated area (on average) in Malaysia with an average of 247 rainy days per year. Kuching receives only 5 hours of sunshine per day on average and an average of only 3.7 hours of sunshine per day in the month of January (wettest month of the year). [50]