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Which country records the highest annual rainfall?
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#22368. Asked by Tracy.
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McGruff
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HIGHEST AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL Mt Waialeale, Hawaii 11,680 mm (460 inches) HIGHEST IN ONE YEAR Cherrapunji, India 26,461 mm (1,042 inches) HIGHEST IN ONE CALENDAR MONTH Cherrapunji, India 9,300 mm (366 inches) http://members.iinet.net.au/~jacob/worldrf.html Found several sites naming Cherrapunji as the 'place that receives the highest annual rainfall in the world,' another site said India had the second highest annual rainfall.
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