BULLETIN OF IMSP - (IMD), Pune

12 months 26461 mm August 1860-July 18611 Calendar year 22992 mm 18612 Calendar years 40768mm 1860-61On comparing these values with that listed in (WMO, 1994), it can be found that,except the value for 1 day duration rainfall, all other values can be categorized as thehighest ever recorded in the world. The highest ever rainfall for 1 day duration is1825mm recorded on 8 th January, 1966 at Foc-Foc, La Re’union, a small island in theIndian Ocean. We have not so far come across any past or recent publication that isquoting rainfall values higher than that is mentioned here.References:Beresford, A. K. C. and O’Hare, G., 1998, A comparison of two heavy rainfall events inIndia: Bombay, 24 July 1989 and Cherrapunji, 12 June 1997, Weather, 53, pp34-43.Blanford, H. F., 1886-1888, Memoirs of India Meteorological Department, IMD.Thapliyal, V. and Kulshrestha, S.M., 1992, Which is the rainiest place in the World,Mausam, 43, pp331-332.WMO, 1994, WMO Guide to Hydrological Practice, WMO No. 168, pp. 403.16