The place on Earth with the least amount of recorded rainfall is the Dry Valley in Antarctica.
Atacama desert Is the driest place in the world so I believe that gets the least rainfall.Added:::The Atacama Desert of Chile is the driest desert on earth... Thereare sections of the desert with an annual average rainfall of 0.6 mm....However that was not the question,the question is "which place on earth has the least rainfall" which according to NASA,National Geographic and several other institutes of science is in Antarctica in an area called the Dry Valleys, which have seen no rainfall for nearly 2 million years.There is absolutely no precipitation in this region and it makes up a 4800 square kilometer region..
Mawsynram village in Meghalaya, India, holds the record for the highest average annual rainfall in the world. This region receives around 467 inches (11,871 millimeters) of rainfall each year, primarily due to its proximity to the Bay of Bengal and the orographic effect of the nearby mountains.
The place that gets the most precipitation in a year is Mawsynram, India. It receives an average annual rainfall of around 467 inches (11,871 millimeters).
The country that has the least rain fall is Egypt. It is the driest country with only 51 mm per year on average of rain fall.
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.
The Atacama Desert in Chile is known for being the driest place on Earth. It receives very little rainfall, with some areas not seeing rain for years at a time.
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Atacama desert Is the driest place in the world so I believe that gets the least rainfall.Added:::The Atacama Desert of Chile is the driest desert on earth... Thereare sections of the desert with an annual average rainfall of 0.6 mm....However that was not the question,the question is "which place on earth has the least rainfall" which according to NASA,National Geographic and several other institutes of science is in Antarctica in an area called the Dry Valleys, which have seen no rainfall for nearly 2 million years.There is absolutely no precipitation in this region and it makes up a 4800 square kilometer region..
chirafunji in India
The Atacama Desert in Chile is considered the driest place on Earth, receiving an average of less than 0.04 inches (1 mm) of rainfall per year. This extreme aridity is due to its location between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, which create a rain shadow effect.
lakkidi wayanad recives the 2nd highest annual rainfall in the world after cheerapunji-sohra and in kerla its the first wettest place too.
Portland Oregon gets rain approximately 150 days (of at least 0.1 mm of rainfall) per year.
It depends on the region, how much rainfall the region gets, and other factors. For example, a place in Death Valley probably wouldn't flood often. But a place that gets a lot of rainfall and is close to a river would flood more often.
Mawsynram village in Meghalaya, India, holds the record for the highest average annual rainfall in the world. This region receives around 467 inches (11,871 millimeters) of rainfall each year, primarily due to its proximity to the Bay of Bengal and the orographic effect of the nearby mountains.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM IS THE PLACE GETTING LESS RAIN IN KERALA The district with lowest rainfall in kerala is thiruvananthapuram in southern kerala it received only 523 mm rainfall in the south west monsoon .....mainly southern kerala recieves the lowest rainfall... thiruvanthapuram recorded 27 % deficient rainfall during the south west monsoon rainfall in kerala....for more information log on to imd tvmSEASON'S RAINFALL 2011METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM1st JUNE 2011 TO 7th SEPTEMBER 2011SUB DIVISION /DISTRICTSActual Rainfall (mm)Normal Rainfall (mm)Percentage Departure (%)KERALA2020.81847.99NORMALLAKSHADWEEP886.3862.73NORMALALAPPUZHA1385.41521.6-9NORMALKANNUR2798.12506.812NORMALERNAKULAM2329.81826.028EXCESSIDUKKI2454.82032.621EXCESSKASARAGOD2943.92821.34NORMALKOLLAM1034.71151.3-10NORMALKOTTAYAM2008.21681.419NORMALKOZHIKODE3022.92408.125EXCESSMALAPPURAM2081.31893.810NORMALPALAKKAD1744.51433.522EXCESSPATHANAMTHITTA1322.91496.3-12NORMALTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM532.3732.1-27DEFICENTTHRISSUR2164.01975.99NORMALWAYANAD1889.52471.8-24DEFICENTin the year 2011clearly the statistics shows thiruvananthapuram is the place with least rainfall in kerala.......
whypatna gets heavy rainfall than varanasi
Mt Waialeale in Hawaii Hawaii. It gets 460 inches of rainfall a year.