| The greatest rainfall in the world for one minute was 1.23 inches (3.1 centimeters) in Unionville, Maryland, on July 4, 1956. A U.S. record-size hailstone fell in Aurora, Nebraska, on June 22, 2003. It had a circumference of 18.75 inches (47.6 centimeters) and a diameter of 7 inches (17.8 centimeters). It broke the previous record holder found in 1970 in Coffeyville, Kansas, with a circumference of 17.5 inches and a diameter of 5.7 inches. The greatest snowfall in North America in 24 hours was 76 inches (195.6 centimeters) in Silver Lake, Colorado, U.S.A., on April 14 to April 15 in 1921. The highest temperature ever recorded in England was 38.1 degrees Celsius (100.6 degrees Fahrenheit), reached on August 9, 2003, in Gravesend, Kent. The greatest rainfall in the world for 20 minutes was 8.1 inches (20.5 centimeters) in Curtea-de-Arges, Romania, on July 7, 1889. The U.S. record for the greatest burst of rain in a short time was set in Uniondale, New Jersey, on July 4, 1956, when 1.23 inches (3.1 centimeters) of rain fell in 1 minute. The most acidic rain took place over the Great Lakes in 1982 with a pH of 2.83. The greatest rainfall in the world for 42 minutes was 12 inches (30.5 centimeters) in Holt, Mo., on June 22, 1947. The greatest snowfall in North America in one month was 390 inches (991 centimeters) in Tamarack, California, U.S.A., in January of 1911. In thr Gopalganji region of Bangladesh in 1988, 92 people died after being hit by huge hailstones weighing up to 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds). The greatest rainfall in the world for 12 hours was 46 inches (114 centimeters) in Grand Ilet, La Réunion, on January 26, 1980. The greatest snowfall in North America for 1 season was 1,140 inches (2,895.6 centimeters) in Mount Baker, Washington, U.S.A., from 1998 to 1999. The United State's first documented tornado was on July 8, 1680, which hit Cambridge, Massachusetts, killing one person. The greatest rainfall in the world for 24 hours was 72 inches (182.5 centimeters) in Foc-Foc, La Réunion, on January 7 to January 8 in 1966. The greatest snowfall in the world for one storm was 189 inches (480 centimeters) in Mount Shasta Ski Bowl, California, U.S.A., on February 13 to February 19 in 1959. A column of air 1 meter (3.3 feet) on a side at its base and extending from sea level to the outer limit of the atmosphere weighs 10,335 kilograms (14.7 pounds per square inch). The greatest rainfall in the Northern Hemisphere for 24 hours was 49 inches (125 centimeters) in Paishih, Taiwan, on September 10 to September 11 in 1963. The density of dry air at standard temperature and pressure weighs 0.080703 pounds per cubic foot (1.29274 kilograms per cubic meter). The greatest rainfall in Australia for 24 hours was 44 inches (114 centimeters) in Bellenden Ker, Queensland, on January 4, 1979. The hottest temperature ever recorded was in El Azizia, Libya, at 136.4 degrees Fahrenheit (58 degrees Celsius), on September 13, 1922. The greatest rainfall in the United States for 24 hours was 43 inches (109 centimeters) in Alvin, Texas, on July 25 to July 26 in 1979. The coldest recorded temperature ever recorded was in Vostok, Antarctica, at -128.20 degrees Fahrenheit (-89 degrees Celsius), on July 21, 1983. Four hurricanes, Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne, hit Florida in August-September 2004. The last and only recorded instance of 4 hurricanes hitting the same state in 1 season was in Texas in 1886. The greatest rainfall in Canada for 24 hours was 19 inches (49 centimeters) in Ucluelet Brynnor Mines, British Columbia, on October 6, 1967. There are an estimated 44,000 thunderstorms worldwide everyday. The greatest rainfall in the world for 5 days was 156 inches (395 centimeters) in Commerson, La Réunion, on January 23 to January 28 in 1980. There are also an estimated 8 million bolts of lightning worldwide everyday. The greatest rainfall in the world for 1 month was 366 inches (930 centimeters) in Cherrapunji, India, in July of 1861. The greatest rainfall in the world for 12 months (a year) was 1,042 inches (2,647 centimeters) in Cherrapunji, India, on August of 1860 to August of 1861. The greatest rainfall in the United States for 12 months (a year) was 739 inches (1,878 centimeters) in Kukui, Maui, Hawaii on December of 1981 to December of 1982. |
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