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The daytime temperature averages 38°C while in some deserts it can get down to -4°C at night. The temperature also varies greatly depending on the location of the desert. Since desert conditions are so severe, the plants that live there need to have adaptations to compensate for the lack of water.

The Mojave Desert experiences a cold desert climate, characterized by high temperature variations between day and night and between seasons. Summers are scorchingly hot, while winters can be cold, with occasional snowfall on the desert's higher elevations.

Now examine the set of temperature and precipitation graphs given below for each city. Be careful reading the scales on the graphs. Using the pull-down menus, select the correct biome whose characteristics would match the data represented in the graphs.

The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification BWh and BWk) is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert climates are dry and hold little moisture, quickly evaporating the already little rainfall they receive.

In the Sonoran Desert and Apache Highlands ecoregions, vast differences in aspect and topography make for a spatially variable climate. Understanding broad-scale weather and climate conditions is vital to park managers.

Climate Graphs By looking at the temperature graph, we can see the difference between the averages highest temperature and the average lowest temperature. The gap between the two of them are quite big, emphasising the point of how cold it …

Learn about the climate of desert regions and how plants and animals have adapted to survive. A BBC Bitesize Scotland Geography guide for Fourth Level CfE.

Desert Climate seems to have one peak point which is usually around the middle of the year displaying very humid climates around June to September. Precipitation on the other hand seems to rise quite significantly when the climate is not at 'Peak Point'.

Remember that temperature figures should be added as a line graph and that rainfall figures should be added as a bar graph. Colour your line graph red and your bar graph blue.