Extremes of Precipitation

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Area	Millimeters	Inches	Place
Greatest Amount (annual)
Asia	11,867	467.2	Mawsynram, India
Africa	10,280	404.6	Debundscha, Cameroon
South America	8,990	354.0	Quibdo, Colombia
Australia	8,636	340.0	Bellenden Ker, Queensland
North America	6,650	256.0	Henderson Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Europe	4,650	182.8	Crkvica, Croatia
Least Amount (annual)
South America	0.8	0.03	Arica, Chile
Africa	2.5	0.1	Wadi Halfa, Sudan
Antarctica	20.3*	0.8	South Pole Station
North America	30.5	1.2	Batagues, Mexico
Asia	45.7	1.8	Aden, Yemen
Australia	102.9	4.05	Mulka, South Australia
Europe	162.6	6.4	Astrakhan, Russia

* The value given is the average of solid snow accumulating in one year as indicated

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