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The Antarctic Desert has experienced temperatures below -120 degrees F and the Gobi Desert may plunge to -40 degrees. Parts of the Great Basin Desert and the Colorado Plateau Desert may experience temperatures below -20 degrees in some places in winter.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 6y agoThe Antarctic is the world's largest and coldest desert, since a desert is defined as an area receiving less than 250 mm or 10 inches of precipitation per year. The Antarctic desert covers 13.9 million square kilometres.
The coldest temperature ever reached in Antarctica was -89°C (-129°F) on 21 July 1983 at Vostok Station.
Every desert has its own statistics and they are all different. Antarctica has plunged to -129 degrees F and the Gobi can reach -40 degrees.
The Antarctica is the largest cold desert and temperatures can plunge to well below minus 100 degrees F.
It depends on which desert and which type. There are cold deserts as well as warm deserts. For example, a warm desert would be the Sahara Desert, averaging about 30 C (86 F) year round. While an example of a cold desert would be the Antarctic Desert, averaging about -57 C (-70 F).
The Antarctic Desert has registered temperatures below -120 degrees F and temperatures of -40 degrees have been measured in the Gobi Desert in winter.
The coldest a desert can get is about negative twenty five degrees!
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∙ 9y agoEvery desert has its own statistics and they are all different. Antarctica has plunged to -129 degrees F and the Gobi can reach -40 degrees.
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∙ 9y agoThe Antarctic Desert has registered temperatures below -120 degrees F and temperatures of -40 degrees have been measured in the Gobi Desert in winter.
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∙ 10y agoThe Antarctica is the largest cold desert and temperatures can plunge to well below minus 100 degrees F.
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∙ 9y agoIn the winter he Mojave may drop to near or slightly below freezing at night for a short time. However, the summer is quite warm, even at night.
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∙ 9y agoThe coldest temperature ever measured in a desert was -128 degrees F. in Antarctica.
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How cold does it get in the Mojave Desert?
The Mojave has measured the hottest temperature of any desert in the world, It is a hot subtropical desert.
Is the Mojave a cold desert?
no it is very hot
Is the Mojave Desert a polar desert?
no polar is Antarctica and cold places
Are the Mojave Desert and the Colorado Desert low deserts or high deserts?
The Mojave is a low, subtropical desert while the Colorado Plateau Desert is a high, cold winter desert.
What is the city in the desert that is the world famous for its night life?
Las Vegas, Nevada, in the Mojave Desert is famous for its night life as well as day life.
What are the Mojave and the Gobi?
The Mojave is a hot desert located in the southwestern United States. The Gobi is a cold desert located in China and Mongolia.
Does Mojave have any deserts?
The Mojave is a desert - the Mojave Desert.
Is the Death Valley desert hot or cold?
Death Valley is part of the Mojave Desert and is the hottest desert in the world.
Is the Mojave Desert sidewinder cold blooded?
Yes, all snakes, including the sidewinder, are cold blooded.
What is the temperature degrees Fahrenheit at night in the desert?
Temperatures can range from -129 degrees in Antarctica to the 80s or 90s in the Mojave Desert at night in the summer.
How long does it stay hot in the Mojave desert?
just until night time
What are the general classifications of a desert?
A desert is classified as either a hot desert or a cold desert. The Sahara, Arabian Desert and Mojave Desert are examples of hot deserts while Antarctica, the Patagonian Desert and the Gobi Desert are cold deserts.
