Climate
Probably whenever you hear the word desert, you automatically think of blazing hot temperatures that reach up to 50 degrees Celsius. But there are 2 main types of deserts, which is hot deserts and cold deserts.
Hot Deserts
Hot deserts temperature can raise up to 50 degrees Celsius but the average temperature of 30 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees Celsius. But with extremes the average temperature of extremes is 44 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius. At night the temperature can drop to below -5 degrees Celsius. The average temperature is -3.9 degrees Celsius. They reach high temperatures because there is very little amount of humidity to block the direct sunlight. But they reach cold temperatures because again after the sun is gone there is no humidity to keep the hot air.
Did you know the hottest temperature ever recorded is by Death Valley in California, which reached 57.6 degrees Celsius?
The average annual amount of precipitation is extremely little because the temperature is so hot that the rain evaporates before it hits the ground. But the average annual amount of precipitation is 250 mm to 500mm. But the annual precipitation is different in other hot deserts.
Cold Deserts
Cold Deserts average temperatures are -2 degrees Celsius to 26 degrees Celsius. It’s colder in winter but much hotter in the summer. But the extremes of the cold deserts are a lot more different like the North Pole and the South Pole. The average temperatures of the extreme cold deserts can reach to -80 degrees Celsius in the middle of the winter. But in the summer the temperature can rise to 15 degrees Celsius in the middle of summer.
Did you know the coldest temperature ever recorded is -89.2 degrees Celsius at the Russian Vostok Station in Antarctica?
The annual amount of precipitation is not rain but snow. The annual amount of precipitation is 150mm to 260mm. But it is different in other cold deserts.
Hot Deserts
Hot deserts temperature can raise up to 50 degrees Celsius but the average temperature of 30 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees Celsius. But with extremes the average temperature of extremes is 44 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius. At night the temperature can drop to below -5 degrees Celsius. The average temperature is -3.9 degrees Celsius. They reach high temperatures because there is very little amount of humidity to block the direct sunlight. But they reach cold temperatures because again after the sun is gone there is no humidity to keep the hot air.
Did you know the hottest temperature ever recorded is by Death Valley in California, which reached 57.6 degrees Celsius?
The average annual amount of precipitation is extremely little because the temperature is so hot that the rain evaporates before it hits the ground. But the average annual amount of precipitation is 250 mm to 500mm. But the annual precipitation is different in other hot deserts.
Cold Deserts
Cold Deserts average temperatures are -2 degrees Celsius to 26 degrees Celsius. It’s colder in winter but much hotter in the summer. But the extremes of the cold deserts are a lot more different like the North Pole and the South Pole. The average temperatures of the extreme cold deserts can reach to -80 degrees Celsius in the middle of the winter. But in the summer the temperature can rise to 15 degrees Celsius in the middle of summer.
Did you know the coldest temperature ever recorded is -89.2 degrees Celsius at the Russian Vostok Station in Antarctica?
The annual amount of precipitation is not rain but snow. The annual amount of precipitation is 150mm to 260mm. But it is different in other cold deserts.