wettest
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The winter of 1982-83 was California’s wettest in 131 years of record-keeping, according to Alex Tardy, a former meteorologist for the National Weather Service office in San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Aultbea in the Scottish Highlands has recorded 389.6mm of rain so far this summer - more than one and a half times the seasonal norm, and only 10.2mm short of its wettest summer on record.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
July is Mexico City's wettest month of the year, so when England headed to altitude last Sunday they would have felt at home - 18C and rain.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
That came shortly after one of the UK's wettest winters on record in 2023-24, which triggered widespread flooding.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
As for Japan’s climate, its rainfall, ranging up to 160 inches per year, makes it the wettest temperate country in the world.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
