# List of the wettest tropical cyclones

This is a list of the wettest tropical cyclones, listing all tropical cyclones known to have dropped at least 1,270 millimetres (50in) of precipitation on a single location. Data is most complete for Australia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Japan, Hong Kong, Mexico, Yap, Chuuk, and the United States, with fragmentary data available for other countries. The French region of Réunion holds several world records for tropical cyclone and worldwide rainfall due to rough topography of the island and its proximity to the Indian Ocean.

## Overall wettest

Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants on Earth Highest-known totals :
| Precipitation | Precipitation | Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref. |
| Rank | mm | in | Storm | Location | Ref. |
| 1 | 6,433 | 253.3 | Hyacinthe 1980 | Commerson Crater, Réunion, France | |
| 2 | 5,512 | 217.0 | Gamede 2007 | Commerson Crater, Réunion, France | |
| 3 | 3,429 | 135.0 | Nov. 1909 Hurricane | Silver Hill Plantation, Jamaica | |
| 4 | 3,245 | 127.8 | Nangka 2020 | Hướng Hóa, Quảng Trị, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 3,060 | 120.5 | Morakot 2009 | Alishan, Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 6 | 2,958 | 116.5 | Diwa 2006 | Grand-Ilet, Réunion, France | |
| 7 | 2,781 | 109.5 | Fran 1976 | Hiso, Japan | |
| 8 | 2,749 | 108.2 | Carla 1967 | Hsin-Liao, Taiwan | |
| 9 | 2,550 | 100.4 | Flora 1963 | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | |
| 10 | 2,319 | 91.30 | Nari 2001 | Wulai, New Taipei, Taiwan | |
| 11 | 2,300 | 90.55 | 1968 Severe Cyclonic Storm | Pedong, West Bengal, India | |
| 12 | 2,290 | 90.16 | Linfa 2020 | A Lưới, Vietnam | |
| 13 | 2,252 | 88.66 | Jasper 2023 | Bairds, Queensland | |
| 14 | 2,210 | 87.01 | July 1911 cyclone | Baguio City, Philippines | |
| 15 | 2,162 | 85.12 | Flossie 1969 | Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan | |
| 16 | 2,100 | 82.68 | Namu 1986 | Mount Popomanaseu, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands | |
| 17 | 2,044 | 80.47 | Batsirai 2022 | Commerson Crater, Réunion, France | |
| 18 | 2,000 | 78.74 | Namtheun 2004 | Kisawa, Japan | |
| 19 | 1,987 | 78.23 | Herb 1996 | Alishan, Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 20 | 1,947 | 76.65 | Peter 1979 | Mount Bellenden Ker, Australia | |
| 21 | 1,870 | 73.62 | Rona 1999 | Mount Bellenden Ker, Australia | |
| 22 | 1,854.3 | 73.00 | Parma (Pepeng) 2009 | Baguio City, Philippines | |
| 23 | 1,840 | 72.44 | Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 01 (2004) | Aminidivi, Lakshadweep, India | |
| 24 | 1,825 | 71.85 | Denise 1966 | Foc-Foc, Réunion, France | |
| 25 | 1,805.5 | 71.08 | Talas 2011 | Kamikitayama, Japan | |
| 26 | 1,774 | 69.84 | Saola 2012 | Yilan City, Taiwan | |
| 27 | 1,773 | 69.8 | Peipah 2007 | Nam Đông, Vietnam | |
| 28 | 1,700 | 66.93 | Lynn 1987 | Taipei, Taiwan | |
| 29 | 1,672 | 65.83 | Clara 1967 | Dongshan, Yilan, Taiwan | |
| 30 | 1,611 | 63.43 | Sinlaku 2008 | Heping, Taichung, Taiwan | |
| 31 | 1,597 | 62.87 | Mitch 1998 | Picacho/Chinandega, Nicaragua | |
| 32 | 1,576 | 62.05 | Wilma 2005 | Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 33 | 1,561 | 61.46 | Haitang 2005 | Sandimen, Pingtung, Taiwan | |
| 34 | 1,538.7 | 60.58 | Harvey 2017 | Nederland, Texas, United States | |
| 35 | 1,546 | 60.87 | Aere 2004 | Miaoli County, Taiwan | |
| 36 | 1,518.9 | 59.80 | Olive 1971 | Ebino, Japan | |
| 37 | 1,500 | 59.06 | Nakri 2014 | Mount Halla, Jeju Island, South Korea | |
| 38 | 1,442 | 56.77 | Hurricane John (2024) | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 39 | 1,369 | 53.9 | Tropical Depression 06W 2007 | Hương Khê, Vietnam | |
| 40 | 1,360 | 53.54 | Dina 2002 | Bellecombe, Réunion, France | |
| 41 | 1,340 | 52.76 | Depression Six (1961) | Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India | |
| 42 | 1,322 | 52.05 | Nabi 2005 | Mikado, Japan | |
| 43 | 1,321.2 | 52.02 | Lane 2018 | Mountainview, Hawaii, United States | |
| 44 | 1,320.9 | 52.00 | Hiki 1950 | Kanalohuluhulu Ranger Station, Hawaii, United States | |
| 45 | 1,318 | 51.89 | Wanda 1974 | Mount Glorious, Australia | |
| 46 | 1,309 | 51.54 | Firinga 1989 | Pas de Bellecombe | |
| 47 | 1,286 | 50.63 | Kent 1992 | Hidegadake, Japan | |
| 48 | 1,280 | 50.39 | Nisha (2008) | Orathanadu, Tamil Nadu, India | |

## Gallery

* Typhoon Morakot approaching Taiwan on August 7, 2009. Due to its rugged topography, Taiwan sees extreme rain from tropical cyclones, particularly in its central mountain range.
* The heavy rains from Tropical Storm Talas triggered numerous landslides, such as this one in Kihō, across the mountainous terrain of Japan.
* Flooding in Texas on August 31, 2017, from Hurricane Harvey. Harvey stalled over the state of Texas for two days due to high pressure ridges on both sides, resulting in massive flooding.
* Commerson Crater in Réunion, France has received over 5.5 metres of rain from tropical cyclones on at least two separate occasions.