Which is the rainiest place in India and which does the amount of heat received by places far from the equator becomes less?
Mawsynram is considered as the wettest place in India with a record of around 10-12 meters of rainfall on an annual basis. It is located on the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya and is surrounded by hills on three sides attracting numerous tourists from all over the world yearly. The amount of heat received by a place depends on the concentration of the sun's rays. Therefore, places near the equator receive more heat than places far from the equator. The sun's rays are the most concentrated around the equator. Moving north or south of the equator, the sun's rays are spread over a larger area, so each square meter of Earth's surface receives less solar energy. This is because of the angle of the sun's rays as they strike Earth's curved surface.
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One of the wettest places in the world, Cherrapunji has recorded more than 750 mm of precipitation on a June day on 10 occasions since the IMD started keeping records, the IMD data showed. On June 16, 1995, the town nestled in the East Khasi Hills gauged 1563.3 mm of rainfall. Cherrapunji receives an average annual rainfall of 11,777 millimetres and thus, is the second wettest place in India. The Sun rays fall straight on the areas lying near equator and the places which are far away from the equator get less amount of heat as only some rays can strike on the areas. At the equator, the Sun is hitting pretty much straight down. So its light is concentrated and focused, and the equator receives more of the Sun's energy. Away from the equator, the angle of incidence of the sun's ray is less than90deg, thus solar radiation is spread over a larger area. Therefore less intense heating takes place, causing temperature to become lower. They are spread over a small area. In the Polar Regions, the sun rays are slanting. They are spread on a larger area. Hence, places near the Equator receive more heat and are hotter.
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