2007-11-28 02:44:43 · 11 answers · asked by sanoussi bah 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I think Cherrapunji in India holds the "official" record for the greatest average rainfall...
However...rainfall doesn't get measured regularly at many locations on the planet...many locations that would potentially see huge totals...
...Edit note....
The highest average rainfalls will certainly *not* be in the Amazon or Congo basins...precip in these regions is heavy but lacks any orographic enhancement...You will find the highest totals in tropical areas where prevailing winds blow from a very warm sea and encounter strong elevation gradients...this means frequent, strong, training convection during much of the year. Picture 2", 4", 6" or more of precip on most days of the week for six months or more...
2007-11-28 03:26:44 · answer #1 · answered by Ethan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rainiest Spot On Earth
2016-10-19 05:10:07 · answer #2 · answered by kula 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all, Forks isn't between the rainiest places in the international. this is not even between the rainiest places in Washington. only study it. Is the factors rather important on your tale?
2016-11-12 23:11:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mawsynram is a village in the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 56 kilometers from Shillong. Reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an annual rainfall of 11.872 meters (about 39 feet). However, as there has been no meteorological department office in the area and for all practical and statistical purposes,.
Cherrapunji (khasi hills -megalaya)has been the wettest place in the world.It holds two Guinness world records 4 maximum amount of rainfall in a single year: 22,987 mm (904.9,973 inches) of rainfall between August 1860 and July 1861
2007-11-28 04:53:51 · answer #4 · answered by ashna 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The wettest place in the world is Tutunendo, Colombia, with an average rainfall of 463.4 inches (1177 centimeters) per year. The place that has the most rainy days per year is Mount Wai-'ale'ale on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. It has up to 350 rainy days annually.
2007-11-28 02:48:44 · answer #5 · answered by Jarmin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's really impossible to tell if there is ONE rainiest spot on earth. But if you want to look closely, go to the tropical rainforests around the Amazon river, or the central African rainforest. These are the areas with the highest precipitation on earth.
2007-11-28 02:48:36 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas P 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Enkhuizen. Why don't you visit during the annual rain fest? We celebrate it from January 1 thru December 31.
2007-11-28 02:47:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why did you ask that is the Astronomy & Space section and not the Weather section?
2007-11-28 02:56:25 · answer #8 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Na, it's London, UK. Never seems to stop lately
2007-11-28 02:48:51 · answer #9 · answered by Tony W 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's the Amazon.
2007-11-28 02:47:35 · answer #10 · answered by Lauren 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋