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What is the coldest desert with snow?
Antarctica is the coldest desert that receives snow.
Which is the country that is a desert but also receives snowfall?
The continent of Antarctica receives snow and is a desert. Most of the deserts of North America also receive snow.
Does the Painted Desert in Arizona get snow in winter?
The Painted Desert is part of the Colorado Plateau Desert and does receive some snow in the winter occasionally.
How much snow does the Mojave Desert receive?
The Mojave rarely receives any snow and when it does it is only a trace.
The sierra Nevada receives a small amount of snow in the winter true or false?
That is false. The Sierra Nevada actually receives quite a bit of snow in the winter. The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range.
Is a desert an area that receives more than 25 centimeters of rain or snow each year?
No, a desert generally receives very little precipitation (less than 10 inches annually), and even less snow.
How much snow does a desert get a year?
The amount of snow a desert receives would depend upon where the desert is located. Some deserts never, or rarely, receive snow. Others my receive a few inches of snow each year that, usually, is quickly melted or evaporated. The qualifying factor is that the region receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation (rain and melted snow) per year on average. Since 10 inches of snow equates to about 1 inch of rain, a desert could, theoretically receive about 100 inches (250 cm) of snow and still be considered a desert.
Is Park City a desert?
No, Park City in Utah receives too much rain and snow to be considered a desert.
What type of desert gets snow instead of rain?
A cold desert, such as the Gobi Desert or the Great Basin Desert, can experience snowfall instead of rain due to their high altitude or extreme temperatures. Snow is more common in these desert regions during the winter months when temperatures drop below freezing.
Does sierra Nevada receives small amount of snow in the winter?
The Sierra receives some of the heaviest snow in the world.
Is there any snow in the desert?
Snow occasionally falls even in hot deserts such as the Sahara or Chihuahuan Desert. It is more common in cold winter deserts such as Antarctica, the Gobi Desert and the Great Basin Desert.
Is Siberia the world's coldest desert outside of Antarctica?
Siberia is not a cold desert. It receives a large amount of snow and precipitation exceeds the 250 mm limit for qulifying as a desert.
