One Of The Most Notoriously Wet Places On Earth

In 1966, La Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean received 71.8 inches of rain in just one day, setting a world record. That’s more rainfall than Miami receives in an entire year. The island's unique geography makes it Earth's rainfall champion: Volcanic peaks force humid tropical air upward where it condenses and releases massive amounts of precipitation. Combined with three to four cyclones hitting the region every season, La Réunion has become a rain-making machine and one of the most notoriously wet places on Earth.