The wettest state is Hawaii with about 67 inches per year.
The second wettest (and wettest in continental) is Louisiana with about 58 inches per year.
Mt. Waialeale on Kauai in Hawaii (about 460 inches per year)
The wettest location in the continental US is Quillaylute, Washington with the rainfall of 101.7 inches a year.
Forks, Washington receives the most rainfall.
Mt. Waialeale on Kauai, in Hawaii is the rainiest point in the United States, once averaging over 460 inches a year of rainfall.
I'm almost positive that the rainiest state is Hawaii.
Please rewrite. The question asks for the rainiest state, but then it wants it in the world. This is two different answers. Please let us know..
The rainiest spot in the US is Mt. Waialeale in Hawaii, which averages about 460 inches per year. Not only is it the rainiest in the US, it is the rainiest spot on earth, depending on the year, and how it is measured.
Washington
The Amazon is the rainiest place on Earth. It is a rainforest that accumulates more water than any other country or region. It is a place that holds the largest biodiversity collection as a result. The rainiest US state is Washington, more specifically Seattle.
I'm sorry to tell you that that is impossible! If a state has a large amount of rain, it is impossible for it not to have a flood. The rainiest state though I believe is Hawaii.
Washington State and Oregon
YES
The rainiest spot in the US is Mt. Waialeale in Hawaii, which averages about 460 inches per year. Not only is it the rainiest in the US, it is the rainiest spot on earth, depending on the year, and how it is measured. Compare this to Miami, which gets usually between 50 and 60 inches per year, and Seattle, which usually gets less than 40 inches per year.
Mobile, Alabama- is ranked number one in the top 10 rainiest cities in America.According to MSNBC Media, the rainiest city in the U.S. is Mobile, AL.
Hawai'i!
In the US, the wettest place is Mount Waialeale in the state of Hawaii. It gets about 450 inches of rain per year. The wettest place on Earth is in the Khasi Hills of northeastern India. They get about 460 inches of rain per year.