List of weather records - Wikipedia
WEBTemperatures measured directly on the ground may exceed air temperatures by 30 to 50 °C (54 to 90 °F). [6] The highest natural ground surface temperature ever recorded may have been an alleged reading of 93.9 °C (201.0 °F) at Furnace Creek, California, United States, on 15 July 1972. [7]
The Heaviest 24-Hour Rainfall Records For All 50 States
WEBJul 17, 2024 · It's a sign of how climate change is making intense, heavy rainfall events more likely. K entucky is the most recent state to set a new record – 11.28 inches fell in 24 hours on July 18-19,...
What is the Most Rain to Ever Fall in One Minute or One Hour?
WEBA purported 15.78" of rain fell at Shangdi (Sahngdu) Nei Monggol (Inner Mongolia), China on July 3, 1975 in just one hour. This record, along with many from China in the mid 1970's, has been ...
Greatest rainfall in 24 hours - Guinness World Records
WEBAccording to the World Meteorological Organization, a record 1,825 mm (71.8 in) of rain fell in 24 hours at Foc-Foc (elevation: 2,990 m; 9,810 ft) on the French island territory of Réunion in the Indian Ocean on 7–8 January 1966.
The Most Extreme 24-Hour Rainfall Records in All 50 States
WEBJul 29, 2019 · Hawaii has the most extreme 24-hour rainfall total on record for all 50 states. That was recently set April 14-15, 2018 when 49.69 inches of rain fell at Waipā Garden on the island of Kauai.
The 3 Highest-Volume U.S. Rainfall Events on Record Have Happened …
WEBA total rainfall amount in excess of 60” was recorded at two locations near Port Arthur, Texas—the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the U.S. from a tropical cyclone.
Rainfall Records Of The World - WorldAtlas
WEBOct 3, 2017 · Records show that the site of Foc-Foc received 71.8 inches of rain in a 24-hour period between January 7th and 8th, 1966, the highest ever recorded in the world. Foc-Foc also received 45 inches of rainfall in 12 hours during the same day.
‘Heaviest Rain Ever’ in Southern Japan Sets Off Floods and …
WEBJul 11, 2023 · Heavy rains in southwestern Japan have washed away homes, flooded hospitals, disrupted mobile phone services and cut off power and water for hundreds of households, officials said on Tuesday.
World Rain and Wind Records - Current Results
WEBHeaviest Rainfall. Storms at La Réunion, a mountainous island in the South Indian Ocean, have set several world records for the most rain falling over periods of 12 to 96 hours.
World: Greatest Twenty-four-Hour (1 Day) Rainfall | World ...
WEBA old and mistaken value of a 24 hr. rainfall of 1.870 m (73.62’’) at Cilaos, La Reunion, on 15-16 March 1952 (cited by J.L.H. Paulhus [Indian Ocean and Taiwan Rainfalls Set New Records, Monthly Weather Review, 93 (5), 1965, pp. 331-335], is sometimes quoted.
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