Réunion Island holds the record for most rainfall in a 24-hour period, with 74 inches in 1952. Mawsynram, India is the wettest place on earth, and Mobile, Alabama is the rainiest city in the continental US.
The small island of Réunion holds the record for the most rainfall in a 24-hour period, as well as several other rainfall records. From March 15 to 16, 1952, the municipality of Cialos had rainfall of 74 inches (1,850 mm) in just one 24-hour period. The island also holds records for most rainfall in 12, 48, 72 and 96 hour periods.
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Mawsynram, India is considered to be the wettest place on the planet. The area receives an average of 474.8 inches (11,870 mm) of rain annually.
Mount Wai-‘ale-‘ale in Hawaii has the highest average number of rainy days per year. At an elevation of 5,148 feet (1,569 mm), the area receives rain more than 350 days a year.
Many people think that the rainiest city in the continental United States is Seattle, Washington, but it’s actually Mobile, Alabama. The city averages 67 inches (1701.8 mm) per year, with an average of 59 rainy days per year. In fact, most of the top 10 rainiest cities in the nation are in the South. Seattle does not make the Top 10.
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