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There are numerous different deserts in the world, so average rainfall per year varies according to these regions. The Brooks Range in Alaska, for example, receives around 250 millimeters, or 9.8 inches of precipitation every year. This particular desert is classified as a cold desert.
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How much rain has to fall to be a desert?
Zero rain has to fall. However, if the region consistently receives over 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation on average per year it is not considered a true desert.
Why can rain fall in the desert?
Rain has the ability to fall in the desert because it is picked up by clouds and transferred. Because the desert has very little to no water available rain must fall for the plants and animals.
What is the average rain fall a year in the Rub Al Khali Desert?
Average rainfall of less than 30 Millimeters
What is the average rainfall for the Osoyoos Desert?
Osoyoos has semiarid climate and is not classified as a desert. It receives an average of 279.4 mm (11 inches) of rainfall annually.
What is the average amount of rain fall for the Antarctic desert?
Precipitation in Antarctica -- on average -- is no more than an inch or two each year..
What is the average of snow fall in a year in the Sahara Desert?
On average between 100mm (in the north) and 150mm in the South of rain per year.
What is the limiting factor in the desert biome?
rain fall
What is the Sahara desert rain fall per year?
On average, it only has 8 inches of rainfall per year.
What is the Average rain fall in Aberdeen?
there is on average 750mm of rain fall in Aberdeen, Scotland per year
Why is the major feature of the desert lack of rain fall?
A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall per year on average.
What is the average rain fall for the Sahara Desert in January?
Depending on location, rainfall varies from 0 to 2 mm in January - virtually nothing.
What is the one limiting factor in a desert biome?
rain fall
