Extremely Rare Big Snowfall on 2nd Driest Place on Earth | BBC Report on Atacama Desert, Chile Chileโs Atacama desert is considered the 2nd driest place on Earth after Antarctica. ย Itโs been written that in some locales in the Atacama, itโs never rained nor snowed. This past weekend, the Atacama got snow and quite a bit of snow considering this region averages less than one inch of precipitation per year. ย Some places got over 80cms (31 inches) […] Weather SnowBrains | August 28, 2013 1 Comment