Most rainfall in 12 months
The current most rainfall in 12 months record is 1 in, held by Cherrapunji, India. Last checked October 14, 2026.
1
in
Cherrapunji, India
- Holder
- Cherrapunji, India
- Record
- 1 in
- Metric
- 26.47 mm
- Exact figure
- 26.47 m (1,042 in), August 1860 to July 1861
- Location
- Meghalaya, India
- Recognized by
- World Meteorological Organization
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- World Meteorological Organization Table Records 25Jul2025
- Wikipedia List of weather records CC BY-SA 4.0
- wmo.int Table Records 25Jul2025Records of Weather and Climate Extremes wmo
- guinnessworldrecords.com Greatest monthly rainfall
- indiatimes.com World met organization announces second world record for cherrapunji
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