1964 Event At Plesman airport, Curaeao, 125.5 mm rainfalls (record) 1955 Event 280 mm rain in Martinstown, Dorset, UK-record 1952 Event 1870 mm rain in Cilaos, Reunion (world record) 1861 Event 22,990 mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in 1861, world record 1861 Event 9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam: world record