Guam
Super Typhoon Pamela was not only a wet tropical cyclone for the island of Guam, but a destructive one as well. Since Pamela, wooden structures across Guam have been largely replaced by concrete structures in order to better weather typhoons.
Wettest tropical cyclones on Guam |
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Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref | ||
Rank | mm | in | |||
1 | 856.0 | 33.70 | Pamela 1976 | Guam WSMO | |
2 | 846.8 | 33.34 | Alice 1953 | Andersen Air Force Base | |
3 | 650.5 | 25.61 | Pongsona 2002 | University of Guam | |
4 | 610.4 | 24.03 | Tingting 2004 | Inarajan Agricultural Station | |
5 | 539.5 | 21.24 | Paka 1997 | Guam WSMO | |
6 | 533.0 | 21.00 | Chataan 2002 | South-central Guam | |
7 | 519.2 | 20.44 | Omar 1992 | Guam WSMO | |
8 | 414.5 | 16.32 | Ida 1969 | Andersen Air Force Base | |
9 | 411.2 | 16.19 | Amy 1971 | Guam WSMO | |
10 | 364.5 | 14.35 | Nabi 2005 | Mangilao |
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