List of the wettest tropical cyclones
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This is a list of the wettest tropical cyclones, listing all tropical cyclones known to have dropped at least 1,270 millimetres (50 in) of precipitation on a single location. Data is most complete for Australia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Japan, Hong Kong, Mexico, Yap, Chuuk, and the United States, with fragmentary data available for other countries. The French region of Réunion holds several world records for tropical cyclone and worldwide rainfall due to rough topography of the island and its proximity to the Indian Ocean.[1]
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Typhoon Morakot approaching Taiwan on August 7, 2009. Due to its rugged topography, Taiwan sees extreme rain from tropical cyclones, particularly in its central mountain range.
The heavy rains from Tropical Storm Talas triggered numerous landslides, such as this one in Kihō, across the mountainous terrain of Japan.
Flooding in Texas on August 31, 2017, from Hurricane Harvey. Harvey stalled over the state of Texas for two days due to high pressure ridges on both sides, resulting in massive flooding.
Commerson Crater in Réunion, France has received over 5.5 metres of rain from tropical cyclones on at least two separate occasions.
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See also
- Extratropical cyclone
- List of the most intense tropical cyclones
- List of the wettest tropical cyclones by country
- List of the wettest tropical cyclones in the United States
- List of tropical cyclone records
- Tropical cyclone rainfall climatology
- Tropical cyclone rainfall forecasting
- Tropical cyclogenesis
- Wettest known locations
Notes
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413131352/http://www.imd.gov.in/doc/988_en-2.final.pdf. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
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