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Mawsynram

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52Moderate
Elevation1430 m
Land area509.64 km²
Coordinates25.30°, 91.58°

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City facts

Elevation
1430 m
Area
509.64 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mawsynram is a town in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in Northeastern India, 69 km (43 mi) from Shillong, the state capital. Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in India. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an average annual rainfall of 11,872 millimetres (467.4 in). According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Mawsynram received 26,000 millimetres (1,023.6 in) of rainfall in 1985. Mawsynram received 745.3 millimetres (29.34 in) of rainfall on 19 August 2015. On 17 June 2022, Mawsynram set a new record by receiving 1,003.2 millimetres (39.50 in) in a span of 24 hours which has now become its highest single day record for the month of June and for its all-time single day record, beating its former record of 944.7 mm (37.19 in) on 7 June 1966.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
25.2988
Longitude
91.5825
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
52
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
71
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
9,433
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    374
  • Siberian Stonechat
    Saxicola maurus (Pallas, 1773) · Aves
    192
  • Great Barbet
    Psilopogon virens (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    187
  • Crested Finchbill
    Spizixos canifrons Blyth, 1845 · Aves
    185
  • Gray Sibia
    Heterophasia gracilis (Horsfield, 1840) · Aves
    183
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    155
  • Yellow-browed Warbler
    Phylloscopus inornatus (Blyth, 1842) · Aves
    148
  • Gray-hooded Warbler
    Phylloscopus xanthoschistos (J.E.Gray & G.R.Gray, 1847) · Aves
    147

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
41
Largest magnitude
5.3
Largest event
2023-08-14

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

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Notable people from here

Nearby places in Meghalaya

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.29
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,565

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
11,949
Avg daily Wikipedia views
398
Attention level
Modest

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API