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Cherapunjee
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Cherapunjee

Town in Meghalaya state, northeast India; population (1991) 7,800. Situated in the Khasi Hills, it receives some of the heaviest annual rainfall in the world, averaging 10,900 mm/430 in, mostly falling between May and September. In 1861, 22,860 mm/900 in fell, a world record. The heavy rainfall results from moist air forced to rise over the Himalayan foothills by monsoon winds.
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Byline: ANI London, Sept 25 (ANI): Julia Roberts and the unit of her latest flick 'Eat, Pray, Love' may soon have to unpack their monsoon gear as they set out for Cherrapunji in north-east India after winding up a film shoot at a Pataudi ashram.
After ashram, Julia Roberts moving to world's wettest place by Asian News International
CHILE 87257 C CERES AERO ARGENTINA 07314 C CHASSIRON FRANCE 42515 C CHERRAPUNJI INDIA 41768 C CHHOR PAKISTAN 48327 CT CHIANG MAI THAILAND 60425 C CHLEF ALGERIA 44259 C CHOIBALSAN MONGOLIA 93780 C CHRISTCHURCH N ZEALAND 47014 C CHUNGGANG DPR KOREA 96805 C CILACAP INDONESIA 72421 C CINCINNATI/GREATER CINCINNAT USA 80444 C CIUDAD BOLVAR VENEZUELA 72360 C CLAYTON/MUN.
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More rain fell there yesterday than at Cherrapunji, India, the wettest place on earth.
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