Who would’ve thought that one could refer to London and Seattle as virtual deserts? Rainfall totals in other parts of the world make these cities look as dry as Tuscaloosa on a Sunday. Letting a smile be your umbrella in these next 10 cities will get you nothing but drowned.

200 to 300 inches of rain annually is by no means dry as a bone, but when you look at over 400 inches of rain every year, it seems practically desiccated.

10. Tavoy, Myanmar: 214.6 Inches

Coming in at a dehydrated 214.6 inches of average rainfall annually is Tavoy, Myanmar; that’s barely a drizzle compared to the next nine. But the Ayeyarwady River didn’t get to be 1,000 miles long without a little help from the skies.

9. Kikori, Papua New Guinea: 232.9 Inches

An almost equally arid area is Kikori, Papua New Guinea with a normal rainfall of 232.9 inches.

8. Henderson Lake, British Columbia: 256 Inches

Still well within the 200-300 inches of annual precipitation category is Henderson Lake, British Columbia with a typical rainfall of 256.0 inches every year.

7. Andagoya, Colombia: 281 Inches

Andagoya, Colombia’s ordinary accumulation of rainfall at 281.0 inches annually is closing in on, but still not hitting, the 300 inches per year mark; they’re certainly sprayed, but still not saturated.

300 to 400 inches of rainfall annually is definitely nothing to shake an umbrella at. This is the kind of rain where children and small dogs tend to disappear.

6. Bellenden Der Range: 340 Inches

with 340 inches of rainfall per year is drenched and deluged Bellenden Der Range, Australia. How do they cook all those “shrimp on the Barbie” with all that rain?

5. Quibdo, Colombia: 353.9 Inches

We’re halfway there! Finally, at #5, Quibdo, Colombia where a standard rainfall of 353.9 inches can be anticipated per showery, sopping annum. With 12% of the world’s coffee coming out of Columbia, they better hope those beans can float!

Now we’ve gone and done it; 400+ inches of precipitation hurtling from the sky every 12 months. Hang on to your galoshes; it’s going to be a stormy night.

4. Debundscha, Cameroon: 404.6 Inches

Debundscha, Cameroon commonly and splashes around in rainfalls of up to 404.6 inches per 12 months. Good thing they have the highest peak in Western Africa. Mount Cameroon is probably the only dry spot in town!

3.  Waialeale, USA (Hawaii):  451 Inches

In Waialeale, USA (Hawaii) the usual yearly rainfall of 451.0 inches is unthinkable, but not uncommon. I was wondering when the United States was going to sneak one in there.

2. Mawsynram, India:  467.4 Inches

Moist Mawsynram, India’s estimated downpours total out at around 467.4 inches of the wet stuff annually. I live in Wisconsin and for me to think of all that precipitation in terms of snow absolutely boggles the mind.

1. Cherrapunji, India:  498 Inches

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner: soggy Cherrapunji, India with an average saturating rainfall of 498.0 inches each and every single year comes in at the number one; the rainiest, wettest, most soaked and sodden city in the entire world. Mother Nature did not leave this country to wallow in the mud, however. Natural “living bridges” save Cherrapunji’s people the trouble of having to build their much needed bridges. Awfully considerate of ol’ Mum.

And there you have it; these sprayed and sopping cities, drenched and dripping with downpours, are the 10 most surely saturated sections of the world.