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)


HIGHEST IN 24 HOURS


 Fac Fac, La Reunion Island  1,825 mm  (72 inches)


HIGHEST IN 12 HOURS


 Belouve, La Reunion Island  1,350 mm (53 inches)



AUSTRALIAN  RAINFALL EXTREMES




HIGHEST AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL


 Bellenden Ker, Queensland  8,312 mm  (328 inches)


HIGHEST IN ONE YEAR


 Bellenden Ker, Queensland  12,461 mm  (491 inches)


HIGHEST IN ONE CALENDAR MONTH


 Bellenden Ker, Queensland  5,387 mm  (212 inches)


HIGHEST IN 24 HOURS


 Ballenden Ker, Queensland  960 mm  (38 inches)


HIGHEST IN 12 HOURS


 Wongawilli, New South Wales  707 mm  (28 inches)