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In an average year, how many inches of rain fall in the UK?
A) 37 inchesB) 48 inchesC) 53 inches
48 inches!
Which country received a total of 18.5 feet of rain during the 2011
monsoon season?
A) ThailandB) CambodiaC) Pakistan
PakistanThe rainfall left 20 per cent of the country
under water!
What British city receives an average of 24 inches of rainfall a
year?
A) LondonB) CardiffC) Edinburgh
London!
Where is the ‘wettest city’ in the world?
A) Suva, FijiB) Finch-Hatton, AustraliaC) Cherrapunjee, India
Cherrapunjee, India
On average, the city receives 500 inches of rain – that’s
41 feet a year!
Which French island holds the record for the most rainfall over
a 24-hour period?
A) CorsicaB) ReunionC) Martinique
ReunionThe island once
recorded a total of 74 inches of rain in one
day!
On average, how fast does a raindrop fall?
A) 23 km/hourB) 31 km/hourC) 40 km/hour
23 km/hour
The fastest recorded raindrop fell at 30 km/hour!
A) LouisianaB) AlaskaC) Hawaii
In America, which state receives the most rainfall per year?
HawaiiThe state gets an average of 63.7
inches a year
Where is the driest place on earth - only receiving 0.03 inches
of rainfall per year?
A) Luxor, EgyptB) Arica, ChileC) Wadi Halfa, Sudan
Arica, ChileIts climate is comparable to the Sahara
Desert!
Where is the wettest place in Britain?
A) Dalness, HighlandB) Seathwaite, CumbriaC) Inverarnon, Stirling
Dalness, Highland!This town gets an average rainfall of 130
inches per year!
