<P> Cherrapunji has oft been credited as being the wettest place on Earth , but for now nearby Mawsynram currently holds that distinction . Cherrapunji still holds the all - time record for the most rainfall in a calendar month and in a year , however : it received 9,300 millimetres ( 370 in ; 30.5 ft ) in July 1861 and 26,461 millimetres ( 1,041.8 in ; 86.814 ft ) between 1 August 1860 and 31 July 1861 . </P>
<P> Cherrapunji has oft been credited as being the wettest place on Earth , but for now nearby Mawsynram currently holds that distinction . Cherrapunji still holds the all - time record for the most rainfall in a calendar month and in a year , however : it received 9,300 millimetres ( 370 in ; 30.5 ft ) in July 1861 and 26,461 millimetres ( 1,041.8 in ; 86.814 ft ) between 1 August 1860 and 31 July 1861 . </P>
which is the highest rainfall place in india
which is the highest rainfall place in india
Cherrapunji
Cherrapunji