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Which place is the highest rainfall in ASIA?
Asked by hitler,
10 Oct '08 07:55 pm
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World extremes of recorded rainfall Greatest amount in one year:
26,467 mm (1,042 inches) at Cherrapunji,
Meghalaya, India, 1,313 m (4,307 feet) above
sea level August 1860-July 1861
Greatest amount in one month:
9,300 mm (366 inches) at Cherrapunji
July 1861
Greatest falls in one day:
1,870 mm (73.6 inches) at Cilaos, on Runion
Island (27[deg] S, 55.5[deg] E), 1,200 m (3,900 feet)
above sea level on March 16, 1952
1,166 mm (45.9 inches) at Baguio, Luzon, Phil.,
1,482 m (4,861 feet) above sea level
on July 15, 1911
Greatest fall in one hour:
305 mm (12.0 inches) at Holt, Mo.,
on June 22, 1907
Greatest fall in five minutes:
63 mm (2.48 inches) at Portobelo, Pan.,
on Nov. 29, 1911
Greatest fall in one minute:
31 mm (1.23 inches) at Unionville, Md.,
on July 4, 1956
Answered by KARTIKAY SHARMA, 10 Oct '08 08:04 pm
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So far i know it is cherapunji in meghlaya in india but since there is drastic changes going on the world in climate i am not aware of any other place.
Answered by Ramesh Agarwal, 10 Oct '08 08:29 pm
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Is it Kanchan Janga - Himalayas??......Once upon a time it was Chrapunji as my knowledge goes....
Answered by Subramaniam PVS, 10 Oct '08 08:00 pm
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