Driest Places On Earth

- The Dry Valleys are so named because of their extremely low humidity and their lack of snow or ice cover.
- At 4,800 square kilometres (1,900 sq mi), the valleys constitute around 0.03% of the continent, and form the largest ice-free region in Antarctica.
- Located on the western coast of McMurdo Sound.
- These valleys have not seen rainfall in over two million years.
- The unique conditions are caused, in part, by powerful katabatic winds these occur when cold, dense air is pulled downhill by the force of gravity. The winds can reach speeds of 200 mph (322 kph), heating as they descend, and evaporating all water, ice and snow.
- Its landscape includes glaciers, mountain ranges, ice-covered lakes, ephemeral streams, arid patterned soils and permafrost, sand dunes, and watershed systems.

- The Atacama Desert covers a total area of 40,541 sq. mi (105,000 sq. km), stretching 600mi (1000km) from southern Peru into northern Chile.
- In fact, it is so dry that some weather stations in the desert have never recorded a single drop of rain.
- In a region about 100 kilometres (60 mi) south of Antofagasta, which averages 3,000 metres (10,000 ft) height, the soil has been compared to that of Mars.
- The cold water transported from Antarctica by Humboldt currents prevents the formation of large rain carrying clouds.
- It is the driest non-polar desert in the world.
- This place is also termed as the "ideal location to forget that there is anything such as water on Earth".
- Around 104 F (40 C) during the daytime, whilst falling to temperatures of 41 F (5 C) or below at night.
- The precipitation in the Chilean locale of the Atacama Desert is 0.761 mm every year.

- Aswan is located about 81 miles from Luxor, Sunniest southern city of Egypt.
- It has an average relative humidity that ranges from a high of 31 percent to a low of 11 percent.
- As of 2001, the last raindrops that fell on Aswan was by God's grace.
- Hottest day was recorded at 51 degrees Celsius (124 degrees Fahrenheit) on May 22, 1973.
- Lowest record temperature was -2 C (28 F) on January 6, 1989.
- It is the only reason, the place where one can enjoy the warm and invigorating winter sun and relax at the same time.
- The normal yearly precipitation is 0.861 mm.

- Luxor is one of the hottest, sunniest and driest cities in the world.
- Located in southern Egypt and known as the "world's greatest open-air museum".
- It is the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes.
- Today, it has a population of about 150,000 and a popular holiday destination.
- The hottest temperature recorded was in May 15, 1991 which was 50 C (122 F).
- The coldest temperature was on February 6, 1989 which was -1 C (30 F).
- City's normal precipitation is around 0.862 mm every year.

- Located on the Ica River about 300 km to the south of Lima, along the desert coast of southern Peru.
- The city lies on the outskirt of the renowned Atacama Desert.
- As of 2005, it had an estimated population of over 219,856.
- It watches a normal precipitation of 2.29 mm every year.
- "The Regional Museum of Ica", one of the best archaeological museums of Peru.
- The city's atmosphere is additionally said to have helped asthma patients and pre-Columbian mummies because of its dry climate conditions.