World, 905.1 inches, Cherrapunji, India, 1861.
Maximum Monthly Precipitation
United States, 71.5 inches at Helen Mine, Cal., January, 1909.
World, 366 inches, Cherrapunji, India, July, 1861.
Maximum 24 Hour Precipitation
United States, 21 inches at Alexandria, La.
Minimum Annual Precipitation
United States, none at Bagdad, Cal., in 1913. (Only 3.93 inches fell at Bagdad during period 1909 to 1913, inclusive.)
Maximum Annual Snowfall
United States, 786 inches at Tamarack, Cal., 1911.