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10 Factual Worldwide Rain Facts
Woke up today to the gentle sound of rain outside my window. Here on Long Island, we've really had some gorgeous weather the past few days and I guess it was time for everything to get watered!
How much you know about rain? It's part of our lives; goodness knows! I've reveled in touring in it all over the world. Flown in it. and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how I feel calmer when it rains. But, I never researched much about it. Well, according to a few sources I found (Reader's Digest.com and Just the Facts.com), I've put together a list of 10 Factual Worldwide Rain Facts
1. The globally averaged annual precipitation over land is 28.1 in but over the whole Earth it is much higher at 39 in.
2. By average annual rainfall, the wettest place is Mawsynram, Meghalaya, India, with 467 inches of rain per year. Meghalaya means ‘land of the clouds’. Most of the rain occurs during the monsoon season, between June and September. 3. The highest amount of rainfall ever recorded in one year is 22,987 mm (905.0 in) in Cherrapunji, India in 1861. 4. The highest amount of rainfall ever recorded in 24 hours is 71.9 inches in Foc-Foc, La Réunion. This occurred during tropical cyclone Denise on January 8, 1966. 5. Forests that experience high levels of rainfall are called rainforests. 6. Rain droplets contain dissolved nitrogen that comes from the air. This free and natural fertilizer makes grass look greener after rainfall.
7. The least rainy place on earth isn’t in the desert, it is Antarctica, which gets only 6.5 inches of rain or snow per year, making it the continent with the lowest annual rainfall by far.
8. North America collects 256 inches of rain annually. 9. Ever wonder why we love the smell of "rain?" Actually, water doesn’t have a scent, however, the smell is caused by a molecule, called geosmin, created by soil-dwelling bacteria. When rain falls, it creates air pockets, which contain small amounts of geosmin. The rain traps and then releases these air pockets, dispersing geosmin into the air for us to smell. This scent is called “Petrichor.” 10. In April, 2018, a rain gauge in the Hawaiian town of Hanalei recorded 49.69 inches of rainfall in one day - the record for the most rainfall in the United States in 24 hours. 11. Rain was the cause of the weather forecasts on the radio as the result of an American radio station owner getting caught in the rain, he established a new category of the weather forecasting, which talked about the rain several times a day. 12. In the African nation of Botswana, the currency is the Botswanan pula. The word “pula,” though, also means “rain,” and its use as the name of the primary currency demonstrates just how rare and precious rain is in this sub-Saharan country. AND - just in case you are looking at ways to stay dry while traveling in the rain, check out this previously published articles: How to Stay Dry While Traveling in the Rain Gonna venture out into the rain - - -Travelin' Elisa xoxo |