Editing Mawsynram (section)

{{Short description|Village in Meghalaya, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Mawsynram
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| native_name_lang       = English
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| settlement_type        = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Meghalaya, India
| coordinates            = {{Coord|25|17|56|N|91|34|53|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1      = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Meghalaya]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[East Khasi Hills]]
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| parts_type             = [[Taluka]]s
| parts                  = Mawsynram C.D. Block
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| area_total_km2         = 2788
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| demographics_type1     = Languages
| demographics1_title1   = Official
| demographics1_info1    = [[English language|English]], [[Khasi language|Khasi]]
| timezone1              = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1            = +5:30
| postal_code_type       = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code            = 793113
| area_code_type         = Telephone code
| area_code              = 03673
| registration_plate     = ML 
| blank1_name_sec1       = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1       = [[Shillong]]
| blank1_name_sec2       = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2       = [[Oceanic climate#Subtropical highland variety (Cfb, Cwb)|Cwb]]
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'''Mawsynram''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɔ:|s|ɪ|n|ˌ|r|ʌ|m}}) is a town in the [[East Khasi Hills district]] of [[Meghalaya]] state in [[Northeastern India]], 69 kilometres 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 {{convert|11,872|mm|in}}.<ref name="year-rain">{{cite web |url=http://wmo.asu.edu/#global |title=Global Weather & Climate Extremes |website=Arizona State University World Meteorological Organization |access-date=2015-07-22 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208085718/http://wmo.asu.edu/#global |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="year-rain2">{{cite web |title=Meghalaya: The Wettest Place on Earth |work=The Atlantic |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/08/meghalaya-the-wettest-place-on-earth/100797/ |date=22 August 2014 |access-date=2014-08-23 |archive-date=7 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107052004/http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/08/meghalaya-the-wettest-place-on-earth/100797 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mawsynram, India |work=National Geographic |url=http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/365-photos/rain-mawsynram-india/ |date=4 February 2013 |access-date=2014-08-23 |archive-date=5 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005214948/http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/365-photos/rain-mawsynram-india |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to the ''[[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of World Records]]'', Mawsynram received {{convert|26,000|mm|in}} of [[rainfall]] in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Know about Mawsynram in Meghalaya which witnessed the world's highest rainfall |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-know-about-mawsynram-in-meghalaya-which-witnessed-the-world-highest-rainfall-2963009 |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>
Mawsynram received 745.2&nbsp;mm of rainfall on 19 August 2015, probably the highest rainfall received by the town in recent times.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Mawsynram-rains-on-Sohra-parade-again/articleshow/48561354.cms |title=Mawsynram rains on Sohra parade, again |last=Das |first=Manosh |date=2015-08-21 |website=The Times of India |publisher= |access-date=2021-08-18 |quote= |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818174625/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Mawsynram-rains-on-Sohra-parade-again/articleshow/48561354.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> On 17 June 2022, Mawsynram set a new record by receiving 1003.6&nbsp;mm 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&nbsp;mm on 7 June 1966.