Where in the world gets the most rain? Where does it rain the most often? Where is the most overcast part of the world or country? Where does the rain last the longest amount of time? Anything else you know about rainy weather in general?
2006-06-30 11:47:28 · 3 answers · asked by vintagex50s 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
If you know the top 10 or 20 rainiest places on the planet, could you post the list or a link?
2006-06-30 11:48:13 · update #1
This site will give you weather extremes for the past 7 days:
http://www.ems.psu.edu/WeatherWorld/features/extremes.html
This will give you stats for selected areas on 5 continents for the past year:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/global_monitoring/precipitation/global_precip_accum.shtml
This one may give you good info, but you'll have to dig a little:
http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/world_s_surface_water_precipitation_evaporation_and_runoff
This 40 page doc seems a treasure trove of data:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/documentlibrary/pdf/climatesoftheworld.pdf
2006-07-01 05:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by LazlaHollyfeld 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rainiest place on Earth is a town called Cherrapunjee, India where in one year it received 86 feet 9 inches.
Check out the World Almanac at
www.worldalmanac.com
2006-07-05 17:26:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the rainforest!!!
2006-06-30 11:49:42 · answer #3 · answered by Will 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋