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Annual rainfall in the Philippines reach more than 4,000 millimeters (mm), depending on topography.
there are 3 types of rainfall which are still exsisting: relief rainfall convectional rainfall Frontal rainfall
Steppes get more rainfall
The American state of Nevada is in the arid western region of the country. It has significantly less rainfall compared to the Mid-Atlantic coastal state of Delaware.
meghalaya (cherrapunji)
MEGHALAYA
meghalaya
Cherrapunji, Meghalaya has the highest rainfall rate in India. Recently a nearby village to Cherrapunji, ie., Mawsynram has been recording more rainfalls.
The word "Meghalaya" literally means "The Abode of Clouds". Meghalaya is a small state in north-eastern India The climate of Meghalaya is moderate but humid, the average annual rainfall going as high as 1200 cm in some areas, making it the wettest state of India.
The Western Ghats and parts of the Himalayas receive a very high rainfall about 2000mm per year. Chirapunji in Assam is said to have the highest rainfall in the world.
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Highest rain fall is at Mawsynram, Meghalaya, India, with 11,873 mm (467 in) (average annual rainfall) of rain per annum.
By average annual rainfall, the wettest place is Mawsynram, Meghalaya, India, with 11,873 mm (467 in) of rain per annum. Meghalaya means 'land of the clouds'. Most of the rain occurs during the monsoon season, between June and September. (Wikipedia)
The capital of meghalaya is Shillong. Chirapunji is in Meghalaya and used to be one of the wettest places in the world.
The name meghalaya means "the abode of clouds"
Meghalaya was created on 1972-01-21.