Greatest 12-Month Rainfall: 26.47 m (1042.0"; 86.8')

Discussion

Monsoonal rainfall in this region is accented and amplified by orographic uplift (Walker; 1972). Jennings gives a precise value of 1041.78"

References:

Paulhus; 1965: Indian Ocean and Taiwan rainfalls set new records; Monthly Weather Review; 93(5); pp. 331-335; Jennings; 1950: World's greatest observed point rainfalls; Monthly Weather Review; 78(1); pp. 4-5; Thapliyal and Kulshrestha; 1992: Which is the rainiest place in the world; Mausam; 43(3); pp. 331-332;

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Greatest 12-Month Rainfall

26.47 m (1042.0"; 86.8')

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Record date/period

08 Aug 1860 – 07 Jul 1861

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Length of timeseries

1851–present

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Instrumentation

Recording Rain Gauge

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Geospatial Location

Cherrapunji India [25°02'N; 91°08'E; 1313 m (4308 ft)]