The north Queensland towns of Tully and Babinda frequently vie to win the "Golden Gumboot" award each year. Tully used to win the annual award, but Babinda, with an annual average rainfall of 3560 mm, has now won the award for seven consecutive years.
Australia's wettest capital city is Darwin. Located on the far northern coast, it has a tropical, humid climate. Darwin receives an average of 1200-1800mm of rain per year.
Australia's wettest capital city is Darwin. Located on the far northern coast, it has a tropical, humid climate. Darwin receives an average of 1200-1800mm of rain per year.
Jackson is the wettest city in Kentucky.
1661 mm per year which is 65.4 inches. It is the wettest capital city in Australia.
No. On the contrary, South Australia is Australia's driest state.The wettest states and/or territories in Australia are Queensland and the Northern Territory, as their climates are more sub-tropical in nature.
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No, Australia is noted for its lack of regular rainfall in the interior (the Great Australian Outback).
Huge city: Wellington Average city: Invercargill
Australia is most commonly subject to extremes of heat and extremes of rain. the city of Adelaide in South Australia is a prime example. In January 2014, Adelaide recorded its hottest summer, and was even named the world's hottest city on January 16. On February 14 in the same year, Adelaide experienced its wettest day in 45 years.
The wettest place in Russia is the village of Tugaye in the Lazo district of the Primorsky Krai region. It receives an average annual precipitation of over 3,000 millimeters, making it one of the wettest places in the country.
Derry City with 1800mm of rain a year. The Amazon rainforest only gets 1600mm a year!