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Annual precipitation in Antarctica has to be measured in snow fall rather than rain. Since the average temperature is usually -70 degrees Fahrenheit, the average annual snow fall, measured as a water equivalent, is 6.5 inches per year.
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What is the annual temperature range in Antarctica?
Average temperature: The average temperature in Antarctica is -50°C (-58°F). Annual rainfall: It does not rain in Antarctica because it is so cold and water vapor is frozen out of the air. Although it does not rain, precipitation DOES occur in the form of frost and occasional light snowfall. The interior averages about 2 inches (50 mm) a year, making Antarctica a desert.
What is the average annual tempertaure in Antarctica?
-57.1°F = -49.5°C. The interior is -70F = -57C.
How are the Arctic and Antarctic cold deserts?
Antarctica is considered a desert, with annual precipitation of only 200 mm (8 inches) along the coast and far less inland. The temperature in Antarctica has reached −89 °C (−129 °F). That would make it a cold desert.
What three main things characterize rain forest?
a) they have a lot of annual rainfall b) they have a lot of biodiversity c) the plants in rain forest grow tall because of competition for sunlight
What is a statistic A Whether it's hot outside B Number of home runs hit by your favorite baseball player this year C The average annual rainfal?
Both B, the number of home runs hit by your favorite player and C the average annual rainfall are statistics. A, whether it;s hot outside is a matter of opinion.
What is the weather like in Dunedin?
The weather in Dunedin, New Zealand varies from season to season. In summer the average temperature is 9-19°C and in winter average 4-13°C. The annual rainfall is low: usually less than 800mm.
What is the average temperature in a polar zone?
The annual mean temperature at the South Pole in winter is -76 °F (-60 °C) and -18 °F (-28.2 °C) in summer. The annual mean temperature at the North Pole is -40 °F (-40 °C) in winter and 32 °F (0 °C) in summer. Note that the average elevation of Antarctica is considerably higher than the Arctic, so the temperatures are expected to be much lower.
What is the Celsius of Antarctica?
The range of temperatures recorded on Antarctica is -89.2°C to 14.6°C. Average temperatures vary by region.
Is Iceland or Antarctica colder?
Antarctica is, by a very long shot, a lot colder than Iceland, which was just voted to best country in the world to live in based on 2005 figures from life expectancy, education and per-capita income (the study didn't say anything about weather, though!). Further information The annual average temperature in Antarctica is -50°C (-58°F) compared to Iceland, where average temperatures in Reykjavic vary from -1°C in the winter months to 10°C in summer. (see link below)
What is amount of rainfall so important for the climate?
Rainfall is very important in determination climate of a place .If there is no rainfall plants will not grow moderate temperature 25 to 35 C there is no rainfall become barren turn into a desert
What are the main seas in antarctica?
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Antarctica facts beginning with c?
Cold.
