Wettest Place on Earth-
Lloro, Colombia
An estimated average of 523.6 inches of rain falls every year.

Driest Place on Earth
Arica, Chile
Averaged 0.03 inch of rain each year for a half of century.

Greatest 24-hour Rainfall
Foc-Foc, Réunion Island
Between January 7 and January 8, 1966, 72 inches of rain fell.

Greatest 12-months Rainfall
Cherrapunji, India
1,042 inches of rain fell between August 1, 1860, and July 31, 1861.

Most Intense Drought in the U.S.
Great Plains
From 1930 to 1938 agriculturally induces erosion, heavy winds and a lack of rain turned 50 million acres of farmland into the Dust Bowl.

Biggest 24-hour Snowfall in the U.S.
Silver Lake, Colorado
Storms dropped 76 inches of snow between April 14 and 15, 1921.