Arica, a port city in northern Chile, holds the record for the longest sustained dry period. Arica received no rain for 173 months (over 14 years) from 10 October 1903 to 1 January 1918. Arica has a population of around 155,000 (as at 2015) and an average annual rainfall of 1 mm. (http://bit.ly/2NmvspZ, http://bit.ly/2u1o8am)
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