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DESERT CLIMATE

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﻿ The climate of the desert is the hottest around. If you are looking for sun all day and no rain, then this is the place for you. The average temperature for the desert is 64'F. The average rainfall in one year is less than one inch. It actually rains more than but the water from the clouds never reaches the ground. It evaporates before it hits the ground. Biome covers approximately one-fifth of all the ground on earth. Even though it gets extremely hot during the day it can cool off to around freezing point. This is caused by the lack of protection from the atmosphere. The wind is a major factor in the desert. With its gushing winds the pick up the soil (sand) the plants have no anchor to the ground. Most of the climate is arid or dry because of its location around the equator. If you are sick of rain and want constant sunlight, come visit the wonderful desert. =====

 This shows how the temperature changes as you get closer to the Sahara Desert.Rainstorm. They are rare but when they do come they are fierce.  The wind picks up stand and engulfs a city. A typical day in the sunny desert.

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