What's the longest it's ever rained?

An incredible 331 consecutive days of measurable rainfall were recorded at Manuawili Ranch, Maui, in 1939-40. If you include a trace of rain, the record is 881 consecutive days, or nearly three straight years, at Honomu Maki, Oahu, from 1913 to 1916.

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Did it ever rain for 2 million years?

About 232 million years ago, during a span known as the Carnian age, it rained almost everywhere. After millions of years of dry climates, Earth entered a wet period lasting one million to two million years. Nearly any place where geologists find rocks of that age, there are signs of wet weather.

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Where does it rain in 365 days?

The village of Mawsynram in Meghalaya receives 467 inches of rain per year.

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What is the most it has ever rained in one day?

The biggest rainfall in a day occurred with the passage of Cyclone Denise in Foc-Foc, La Réunion, an island in the southern Indian Ocean. Some 1.825 meters (71.8 inches) of rain fell over 24 hours, from January 7 to 8, 1966.

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What is the largest 24hr rain event recorded?

According to the World Meteorological Organization, a record 1,825 mm (71.8 in) of rain fell in 24 hours at Foc-Foc (elevation: 2,990 m; 9,810 ft) on the French island territory of Réunion in the Indian Ocean on 7–8 January 1966. The event occurred during the passage of tropical cyclone Denise.

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What is the rainiest city on Earth?

The wettest city in the world is Buenaventura, where it rains 258 days per year. Australia's rainiest city is Cairns in Queensland, with 117 days of precipitation. The UK's wettest city is Londonderry in Northern Ireland (147 days). The wettest city in the US is Hilo, Hawaii (211 days).

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Where has it not rained for 2 million years?

The driest place on Earth is in Antarctica in an area called the Dry Valleys, which have seen no rain for nearly 2 million years. There is absolutely no precipitation in this region and it makes up a 4800 square kilometer region of almost no water, ice or snow.

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Which country is rainiest in world?

Brunei Darussalam is the top country by rainfall index in the world. As of 2019, rainfall index in Brunei Darussalam was 3,564 mm. The top 5 countries also includes Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Solomon Islands, and Indonesia.

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What happens if it rains forever?

First, the plant life that depends on sunlight and limited amounts of water to survive would be in deep trouble. Continuous rain and cloud cover would kill much of the greenery we depend on for breathable oxygen, and most of our crops would also perish. Finding clean drinking water would also become a challenge.

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Did it rain a lot in ww1?

They were, at times, as hard as the battles themselves. The conflict lasted for more than 1,500 days and 42 per cent of the time was spent in the rain or snow.

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How long did it not rain in 1976?

2016 marked the 40th anniversary of the 1976 drought, the driest 16-month period in over 200 years across the UK and one of the most severe droughts on record. The exceptionally dry period began in May 1975 and lasted 16 months.

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How much rain has Australia had this year?

Australian Rainfall per State in 2021

Rainfall for the year was above average for Australia as a whole, with the national total rainfall for 2021 being 9% above the 1961–1990 average at 509.7mm (the 1961–1990 average was 466.0 mm).

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How long can heavy rain last?

1/4 (0.25) of an inch of rain – A light rain for 2-3 hours, moderate rain for 30-60 minutes or heavy rain for 15 minutes. There would be many puddles on the ground and they would not disappear easily.

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Which country rains 12 months?

Papua New Guinea: The rainfall that this country receives in a year is approximately 3,142 mm. The tropical climate is the reason of excessive rainfall which usually happens in the months from December till March as it is the monsoon season.

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What country never gets rain?

Discussion. The world's lowest average yearly precipitation in 0.03" (0.08 cm) during a 59-year period at Arica Chile. Lane notes that no rainfall has ever been recorded at Calama in the Atacama Desert, Chile.

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What's the wettest place on Earth?

Where is the rainiest place on Earth? Surprisingly, it's not Wales. According to Guinness World Records, the place with the highest average annual rainfall is the village of Mawsynram in northeastern India, which receives nearly 12,000mm of rain per year (Cardiff, in comparison, receives just 1,150mm).

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What is the driest city on Earth?

Arica, Chile, in the northern Atacama holds the world record for the longest dry streak, having gone 173 months without a drop of rain in the early 20th century. In another Atacama neighbor to the south of Arica, the average annual rainfall in the city of Antofagasta is just 0.07 inches.

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Which country rains everyday?

Although it doesn't rain all day in Meghalaya, it does rain every day, Chapple told weather.com. The heavy rainfall is due to summer air currents that sweep over the steaming flood plains of Bangladesh.

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What is the least rainiest country?

Chile is the place in the world which is known for the least amount of rainfall. The lowest average rainfall in Chile is found in the city of Arica. Average rainfall of Arica is 0.03 inch per year. Atacama Desert surrounds the city of Arica.

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What are the Top 5 rainiest States?

The 10 Wettest States in the United States
  • South Carolina – 48 inches of rain per year. ...
  • Arkansas – 49.6 inches of rain per year. ...
  • Georgia – 50 inches of rain per year. ...
  • Alabama – 56 inches of rain per year. ...
  • Mississippi – 57 inches of rain per year. ...
  • Louisiana – about 60 inches of rain per year.

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When was the last blood rain?

In 2001 in the southern Indian state of Kerala, monsoon rains periodically fell with a red colour which was dark enough to stain clothes. There were also reports of rains of other colours during the same monsoon season - including green and yellow rain.

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What place in Australia has the record for the wettest year?

By 24 October, Ivanhoe had recorded 672mm of rain, compared with an average of 263.5mm. That meant the town had already received 255% of its annual rainfall, based on 95 years of records, making it the wettest location in Australia compared to what it would normally expect.

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