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Top 5 Rainiest Places on Earth

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1 Cherrapunji, India (498 inches of rainfall)
This place under the East Khasi Hills district of
Meghalaya is also called the rain capital of the
world. This place is locally called Sohra.
Cherrapunji means the land of oranges. This
place records a total of 498 inches of annual
average rainfall every year. Soils in this
plateau are poor owing to deforestation and
washout caused by heavy rains.
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2 Mawsynram, India ( 461 inches of rainfall)
A small village in the east Khasi Hills district
of Meghalaya, records a total of 461 inches of
average annual rainfall all around the year.
According to the Guiness Book Of World Records,
Mawsynram recorded a total of 1000 inches of
rainfall in the year 1985. Due to the alignment
of the east Khasi Hills in the nearby area, the
monsoon wind which comes from the Bay Of Bengal
is blocked by this.
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3Waialeale, United States Of America (451 inches
of rainfall)
Named after Mount Waialeale, a place in Hawaii
Islands records an annual rainfall of 451 inches
every year. The greenery in this place has led to
the rise of new species of plants like Astelia
waialealae, Melisope waialealae and the endemic
Dabutia waialealae. There is also a beautiful
lake which stores the rainwater. The name
Waialeale literally means rippling water or
overflowing water.
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4 Debudscha, Cameroon(404.6 inches of
rainfall)
Lying on the foot of Mount Cameroon, the highest
peak In Africa this place receives rainfall up to
404.6 inches makes it the complementary place on
the Earth for having rainfall record. It is a
village in the south western region facing the
South Atlantic Ocean. The Mount Cameroon (4095m)
blocks the dark clouds thus making the place a
rain hub.
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5 Quibdo, Columbia (353.9 inches of
rainfall)
The Green Valley Of Columbia and the capital city
of the Choco Department, gets to receive an
annual rainfall of 353.9 inches which makes it
stand at the fifth spot of the rainiest places on
the Earth. This place is situated on the banks of
River Atrato. It has a tropically wet climate and
has a cloudy rain forest which makes it green.
This place has also its name for shifting
cultivation which prevailed from the movement of
freed black slaves period.
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