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Q: Why does Vancouver receive more precipitation than kelowna?
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British Columbia major cities Victoria and Vancouver are there more?

Metro Vancouver(burnaby,surrey etc.), Victoria, and you could also include Kelowna/Vernon as a more major city.


Does Nevada receive more precipitation than Washington?

NO.


Does Alaska or Hawaii receive more precipitation?

Hawaii.


Do deserts receive little raifall?

More generally, they receive little "precipitation" (this can then include cold deserts).


Does western Texas or western Oregon receive more precipitation?

western oregon


Why does Vancouver get most of its precipitation in winter?

because Vancouver is next to the Pacific. ______________________________________________________________ They key ingredients for why Vancouver or Victoria gets more rain than Edmonton or Calgary are as following: 1. Prevailing Westerly Wind at this lattitude. 2. Topography of B.C. 3. Pacific Oncean is next to Vancouver and Victoria. All these ingredients mixed together gave Vancouver or Victoria more precipitation than Edmonton or Calgary.


What areas that receive more rainfall than deserts?

Grasslands, rainforests, the taiga, savanna and some other biomes receive more precipitation than the desert.


Do midlatitude desert receive less than 250 millimeters of precipitation a year?

Yes. If they received more than 250 mm of precipitation on average per year they would not be classified as deserts.


Why do you think there are more plants growing in the mountain than in the desert?

Generally, the mountains receive more precipitation than does a desert so more plants are able to grow there.


How much precipitation do the coastal sand plain receive?

it receives 25.1 to 30 inches of rain.. that is more than what they get in some communities!


What characteristics must a place have before it can be called a desert?

An area must receive no more than 10 inches (250mm) of precipitation to be considered a desert.


Is there more precipitation near the equator or the poles?

there is more precipitation near the equator..