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Longest sustained dry period

Longest sustained dry period
Who
Arica
What
172 month(s)
Where
Chile (Arica)
When
January 1918

According to the World Meteorological Organization, no precipitation fell in the city of Arica in northern Chile between October 1903 and January 1918 – a total period of 172 months, or 14.42 years.

Arica is generally considered the driest inhabited place in the world, having experienced the lowest average yearly precipitation over a 59-year period: 0.03 inches (0.76 millimetres).