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Volume and weight. 1  One inch of rain falling on 1 acre of ground is equal to about 27,154 gallons and weighs about 113 tons. 2  An inch of snow falling evenly on 1 acre of ground is equivalent to about 2,715 gallons of water.
The longest rain-free period in the United States was 767 days (2 years, 37 days), from October 3, 1912 to November 8, 1914 at Bagdad, California. A world record rainfall occurred at Holt, Missouri on June 22, 1947 when it rained 12 inches in just 42 minutes. This averages to over 1/4 of an inch of rainfall per minute. On July 4th, 1956 In Unionville, Maryland 1.23 inches of rain fell in 1 minute. Phoenix, Arizona is one of the hottest U.S. summertime cities with an average July high temperature of 104 degrees. In contrast, Flagstaff, Arizona, located only 145 miles away, is the eighth snowiest city in the United States with an average annual snowfall of 99.9 inches.