460 inches: Average yearly rainfall at Mt. Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii (32-year average – the world’s highest)

450 inches: Average yearly rainfall in Cherrapunji, India (74-year average – second highest)

12.9: Feet of rain fell in a 72-hour period on the French island of LaReunion in the South Indian Ocean in March 2007, a world record

43 inches: Average yearly rainfall in Maine, in inches

Source: Various Web sites