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How much rain comes down at a time in the desert?

The answer depends on the specific desert and season of the year. A desert may receive only a light sprinkle or it may suddenly receive a deluge of several inches under certain conditions.


How many times does it rain in the desert each year?

It varies depending on the specific desert, but typically deserts receive less than 10 inches of rain per year and may only experience a few days of rainfall annually. Some deserts, like the Atacama Desert in Chile, may not see rain for years at a time.


What types of precipitation are in the desert?

Deserts can receive a variety of precipitation over a period of a year. Deserts may receive rain, snow, sleet, hail and grauple.


What is the name for name for a desert that gets some rainfall or where there is spring?

Most deserts receive some rainfall each year. However, the only area in a desert with a spring would be an oasis.


What places do not receive rainfall any time of the year?

Antarctica and the Atacama Desert receive virtually no precipitation each year and are the two driest regions on earth.


Which part of the world has not received rainfall at anytime of the year?

Both the Antarctic Desert and the Atacama Desert receive virtually no precipitation each year


Why is the Sonoran Desert a desert?

The Sonoran Desert receive, on average, less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall per year which classifies it as a desert.


How much rainfall does a desert receive in one year?

A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall per year. Some deserts receive much less.


Does the Timbuktu Desert receive less than 250 mm of precipitation?

There is no Timbuktu Desert. However, Timbuktu is located on the southern edge of the Sahara and receives only about 182 mm of rainfall per year on average.


How much rain does the Chihuahuan Desert receive each year?

Less than 10 inches a year.:)


What kind of precipitation occurs in the desert?

Depending upon the specific desert and season of the year, the desert may receive rain, snow, hail, gropple or sleet.


What is the average yearly rainfall in the desert?

To be considered a desert, an area must receive less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year. Some deserts receive virtually rainfall at all during th year.