One of Earth's wettest locations saw a staggering two-day rainfall total of nearly 100 inches on this day 30 years ago. Cherrapunji, India, recorded 98.15 inches of rain, or over 8 feet, from June ...

The question is, why was flooding so bad in this area? There are several scientific theories on why this area saw double digits of rain in a four day stretch, one being the orographic effect.