Cherrapunji has been known to record more than 1,000 inches [26,000 mm] of rain in one 12 - month period, whereas the Atacama Desert in northern Chile may experience several years without any significant rainfall at all.
בצֶ’רַפּוּנְגִ’י נרשמה כמות שיא של משקעים, יותר מ ־ 26,000 מילימטר בתוך 12 חודש.