Friday, March 7, 2008

Precipitation Factoids

I just did some metric-standard conversions, and they revealed that Orange County, TX has more annual rainfall than Kigali, Rwanda. Here's the figures:

Orange County, Texas: 58.6 in (1488 mm)

Kigali, Rwanda: 40.5 in (1030 mm)

So there you have it. Southeast Texas has more annual precipitation than the capital of Rwanda. There are two parts of Rwanda that qualify as official rainforests (receiving over 80 inches a year with some consistency from month to month), and they are preserved as national parks.

Kigali does have much more distinct rainy and dry seasons, though, and we are just entering the heavy rainy season, which will last until the beginning of May. These next couple months are the real moneymakers here in Rwanda as the economy is driven by agriculture, which is driven by water, which is what rain is made of.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

why is that so darn interesting

k-line

Anonymous said...

You know, I had my doubts about your ability to provide anything of value to society...but rain is made of water!
Just kidding, it actually is interesting.

Keep posting; it's always great to hear from you!

matt

Anonymous said...

Samuel!!! Only you could provide that information to us OC-ers. I hope you are safe and having many wonderful adventures!

Love,
Shelly

Anonymous said...

samuel beauman adams. we need to hear some news. feed us what these itching ears want to hear...

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