ELI5 - how can a place be constantly extremely rainy? Eg Maui is said to be one of the wettest places on earth where it rains constantly. What is the explanation behind this? Why would one place be constantly rainy as opposed to another place?

Submitted by absolutecandle t3_10o65hj on January 29, 2023 at 12:02 PM in explainlikeimfive