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Which of the following seven countries boasts the lowest average annual rainfall: Australia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Luxembourg or Mexico? And the answer is Ireland! Here's a list of the countries from highest to lowest and the average annual rainfall in millimeters.
Ireland is a damp place, but 49 countries in the world get more precipitation per year. Most major US cities get more rain than does Ireland. Here's a list of US cities with the annual rainfall from highest to lowest–surprising for those who think that Ireland is the wettest place on Earth!
It makes Ireland look like a desert. To drive home the point, the highest average annual rainfall is on Mount Waialeale, Hawaii with 11,680 mm; the greatest amount of rain in any single year was recorded in Cherrapunji, India with 26,461 mm: 36.2 times as much as Ireland. Cherrapunji also boasts the highest rainfall amount recorded in a single month: 9,300 mm. Ireland doesn't get a lot of rain, it just rains a lot. While Ireland may have more rainy days that many of the countries or cities listed above, the total annual rainfall is much lower.
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