The Wettest City in Every Country
Rain is a state of mind. Cities like Seattle and Manchester self-regard themselves for being the wettest in their particular countries. But are they right?
Nowadays, rain is a state of crisis. In the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, 25 inches (64 cm) of rain in a single day this summer claimed dozens of lives. It was in the wake of Germany’s most destructive floods in half a century. Last year, enough rainfall to fill Loch Ness dropped on the United Kingdom in 24 hours, the nation’s rainiest day on record.
The climate change crisis has increased the probability of heavy rainfall worldwide. Neomam Studios and Budget Direct have used Climate Data to calculate the number of rainy days per year (with at least 1 mm or 0.04 inches of rain or snow) for 64,429 cities worldwide to view where precipitation is falling.
