Question

The highest average rainfall in the world is recorded in_____________.
A. Mawsynram
B. Guwahati
C. Itanagar
D. Agartala

Answer 1

Hint: This place is a small village in the Indian state, Meghalaya. This small village is situated in the north-eastern region of India. This place is considered the wettest place on Earth. This place has only a brief dry season. They have a subtropical climate.

Complete answer:
Mawsynram is a town situated in the Indian state, Meghalaya. Mawsynram is the north-eastern region in India that receives the highest rainfall in India. Mawsynram is the wettest place on Earth, with an annual rainfall of $11872$ millimeters. This place receives over ten thousand millimeters of rain in an average year in the monsoon months. Some of the reasons for high rainfall at Mawsynram include:
1. The warm moist winds from the Bay of Bengal during the monsoon, which forced them to cover the Khasi Hills, thus concentrating their moisture.
2. The area covered by the Khasi Hills places directly in the airflow path of the Bay of Bengal, producing uplift (cooling, condensation, and more rain).
3. The uplifted air over the Khasi Hills is virtually continuous in the monsoon period as the air is pulled up by the winds of the upper atmosphere; hence, the rainfall is continuous.
4. Mawsynram has a subtropical highland climate, with many months of high rainfall and a brief dry season (between December and February). The rains are so intense in Mawsynram and the villagers use thick grass to sound-proof their huts due to heavy rain. The villagers prepare for the wet season (mainly between May and July) by buying food items and other essentials as heavy rains make it difficult to leave their homes. Women living in Mawsynram use rain covers which are called ‘Knups’. Knups are made using bamboo, plastic sheets, and broom grass to create a rain shield that looks like a turtle shell. These ‘Knups’ are enough to protect people from heavy rainfall right up to the knees.
So, the correct answer is Option A.

Note: According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this small village (Mawsynram) received twenty-six thousand millimetres of rainfall in $1985$. This small village is most famous for the gigantic formation of a stalagmite, which looks like the shape of a ‘shivling’. This place has a brief dry season from December to February.