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No, temperature has nothing to do with defining a desert. There are deserts where the temperature rarely rises above 0 degrees. A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation on average per year.

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How cold does it get in afghanistan deserts?

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What is the temperature of earth in the day time?

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