The Greatest One-Month Rainfall Total (9300 Mm) Occurred in Cherrapunji

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Essay

The greatest one-month rainfall total (9300 mm) occurred in Cherrapunji, India, in July of 1861. The greatest 24 hour rainfall total (489.2 mm) in Canada occurred at the Ucluelet Brynnor Mines, British Columbia, on October 6, 1967. What meteorological conditions do you think produced these record precipitation amounts?

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