Is Cherrapunji still the wettest?
Is Cherrapunji, Meghalaya's most attractive tourist destination, losing its status as the wettest place on Earth? For over a century, Sohra, the local name for Cherrapunji, has been described in the geography textbooks as a place that receives the highest annual rainfall in the globe. However, in recent times, the status of Cherrapunji has been challenged, as records of high rainfall reported at Hawiian islands and coastal Cameroon regions.