Lowest Average Annual Precipitation Extremes

Continent Lowest Avg.(Inches) Place Elevation(Feet) Years of Record


South America 0.03 Arica, Chile 95 59
Africa <0.1 Wadi Halfa, Sudan 410 39
Antarctica 0.8 ~ Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station 9186 10
North America 1.2 Batagues, Mexico 16 14
Asia 1.8 Aden, Yemen 22 50
Australia 4.05 Mulka (Troudaninna), South Australia 160 * 42
Europe 6.4 Astrakhan, Russia 45 25
Oceania 8.93 Puako, Hawaii, HI 5 13