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KTIK, United States Of America
35.49 ° N
97.33 ° W
1227 ft
Cold Winters, Hot summers
BWh Hot desert climate
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BWii Desert climate with extremely hot summer with extremely hot winter
Traditional Koppen classification: BWh (Hot desert climate)

Official definition:
  • B – 70 % or more of the total annual rainfall is during the summer half of the year and r (r = average total annual precipitation in mm) is less than 20t + 280 (t = average annual temperature in °C), or 70 % or more of total annual precipitation is during the winter half of the year and r is less than 20t, or no half of the year has less than 70 % of total annual rainfall and r less than 20t + 140. Summer half of the year in the Northern hemisphere is from April to September, on the Southern hemisphere from October to March.
  • W – r is less than the upper limit for B type classification parameter
  • h - t is greater than or equal to 18 °C

The desert climate is characterized by extremely small rainfall. In general it includes areas, which have such little precipitation, that there is hardly any vegetation at all.

The total annual precipitation is at most 250 mm, but quite often much less and regions with no rainfall during the entire year are not an exception. In specific cases this climate type is also assigned to places with more than 250 mm of rainfall annually, but where more water is lost by evapotranspiration than falls with rain (for example some parts in Arizona).

Hot desert climate is also defined by very high temperatures all year round. Most commonly these regions are around the 30 ° latitude on both hemispheres. Temperatures can be extreme, exceeding 40 °C and sometimes even above 45 °C. However, due to the fact they are usually far inland, the differences between day and night can also be extreme and during night it is sometimes even freezing. Areas with BWh climate type are the ones where the absolutely highest temperatures on Earth have been measured (Death Valley, some parts in Libya etc.).

The most well-known region with this climate is the largest desert on Earth, the Sahara in Africa. Other areas with this climate include the deserts in Libya, parts in southern Africa (Namib desert, Kalahari desert), some parts of Mexico, large areas especially in the central Australia and also some regions in the Middle East.

Very low precipitation also means very little cloudiness, some regions can have clouds only less than 30 days per year.


Modern Trewartha classification: BWii (Desert climate with extremely hot summer with extremely hot winter)

Desert, in other words arid, climate is characterized by extremely small precipitation. In Koppen classification it is further subdivided into types h and k. Deserts can be both hot and cold. It could be said that it basically includes areas, which although are not classified as polar regions, are in some aspects quite similar to them, especially by the almost complete absence of vegetation due to water insufficiency.

Arid regions have annual precipitation of less than 250 mm, but often much less and there are even areas where there are years with absolutely no rain at all.

Hot desert climate is most often found at around 30 ° latitude, bordering the subtropical zones. There is minimal cloudiness all year round and temperatures are extremely high, often above 40 °C, in some places even more than 45 °C. It in fact includes the warmest places on Earth, however, this is not to say it is not cold here at all. Due to the minimal cloud cover, it cools down very rapidly after sunset and sometimes even freezes in the early morning hours, just before sunrise. Hot deserts are found especially in Northern Africa, the most well-known is the largest desert on Earth, the Sahara desert. Then there are also hot deserts in the Middle East, Central and West Australia or some parts of Southwest U.S. and Southwest Africa.

Cold desert regions have a slightly misleading name because the word “cold” must be considered in context – summers here are still extremely hot and dry. In the winter however, temperatures drop quite significantly, sometimes well below freezing point. Cold desert regions are often found in places with higher altitude. Regions with this climate type are for example in Central Asia, the most well-known is the Mongolian Gobi desert.

  • extremely hot summer: warmest month with average temperature above 35 °C
  • extremely hot winter: coldest month with average temperature above 35 °C

Summary

62.17 °F
24.94 / 13.29
36.6 in
146 days
74.50 %
5 h 10.1 min/day


Temperature
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Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Min Temperature(°F) -0.2-0.3-0.215.025.035.050.055.060.040.020.00.0 24.9
Avg Temperature(°F) 36.042.051.060.070.073.083.083.082.074.051.041.0 62.2
Max Temperature (°F) 0.23.18.414.419.522.524.524.220.114.16.61.9 13.3
Range 0.43.48.6-0.6-5.5-12.5-25.5-30.8-39.9-25.9-13.41.9 -11.7


Max month Min month Yearly range
Min Temperature Sep Feb 60.3°F
Avg Temperature Jul, Aug Jan 47.0°F
Max Temperature Jul Jan 24.3°F
Temperature range Mar Sep 24.8°F
Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Min Temperature(°F)
Avg Temperature(°F)
Max Temperature(°F)


Mar, Apr, May
Jun, Jul, Aug
Sep, Oct, Nov
Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range
Min Temperature 25.0 -0.2 13.27 25.2 55.0 35.0 46.67 20.0 60.0 20.0 40.00 40.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.17 0.3
Avg Temperature 70.0 51.0 60.33 19.0 83.0 73.0 79.67 10.0 82.0 51.0 69.00 31.0 42.0 36.0 39.67 6.0
Max Temperature 19.5 8.4 14.10 11.1 24.5 22.5 23.73 2.0 20.1 6.6 13.60 13.5 3.1 0.2 1.73 2.9

Temperature
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Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Avg Temperature (°F) 36.042.051.060.070.073.083.083.082.074.051.041.0 62.2


Max month Min month Yearly range
Avg Temperature Jul, Aug Jan 47.0°F
Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Avg Temperature (°F)


Mar, Apr, May
Jun, Jul, Aug
Sep, Oct, Nov
Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range
Avg Temperature 70.0 51.0 60.33 19.0 83.0 73.0 79.67 10.0 82.0 51.0 69.00 31.0 42.0 36.0 39.67 6.0


Humidity
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Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Avg Humidity (%) 84.081.073.065.067.069.067.068.073.078.084.085.0 62.2


Max month Min month Yearly range
Avg Humidity Dec Apr 20.0%
Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Avg Humidity (%)


Mar, Apr, May
Jun, Jul, Aug
Sep, Oct, Nov
Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range
Avg Humidity 73.0 65.0 68.33 8.0 69.0 67.0 68.00 2.0 84.0 73.0 78.33 11.0 85.0 81.0 83.33 4.0


Precipitation
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Month Monthly average Yearly total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Average monthly precipitation (in) 1.41.73.13.14.74.92.93.34.13.72.01.9 3.0 36.6
Days with precipitation 121110121313131210121315 12 146
Days with precipitation ratio (%) 38.7
12,19		39.3
11,17		32.3
10,21		40.0
12,18		41.9
13,18		43.3
13,17		41.9
13,18		38.7
12,19		33.3
10,20		38.7
12,19		43.3
13,17		48.4
15,16		 40.1
40.1096,59.8904


Max month Min month Max Season Min Season Yearly range
Average monthly precipitation Jun Jan Summer Winter 3.5in
Days with precipitation Dec Mar, Sep Fall Spring 5
Month
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Average monthly precipitation (in)
Days with precipitation / month


Mar, Apr, May
Jun, Jul, Aug
Sep, Oct, Nov
Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total
Average monthly precipitation (in) 4.7 3.1 1.6 10.8 4.9 2.9 2.0 11.1 4.1 2.0 2.1 9.8 1.9 1.4 0.5 4.9
Days with precipitation 13 10 3 35 13 12 1 38 74 10 64 135 15 11 4 38

Precipitation
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Month Monthly average Yearly total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Average monthly precipitation (in) 1.41.73.13.14.74.92.93.34.13.72.01.9 3.0 36.6


Max month Min month Max Season Min Season Yearly range
Average monthly precipitation Jun Jan Summer Winter 3.5in
Month
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Average monthly precipitation (in)


Mar, Apr, May
Jun, Jul, Aug
Sep, Oct, Nov
Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total
Average monthly precipitation (in) 4.7 3.1 1.6 10.8 4.9 2.9 2.0 11.1 4.1 2.0 2.1 9.8 1.9 1.4 0.5 4.9


Sun light / Length of day
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Average daily sunlight Average day length Max length of day Min length of day Sun light/Length of day
Jan 102 min
1 h 42 min 		603 min
10 h 3 min
603,837 		625 min
10 h 25 min
(31.1.)
625,815 		588 min
9 h 48 min
(1.1.)
588,852 		16.9 %
102,501
Feb 174 min
2 h 54 min 		654 min
10 h 54 min
654,786 		684 min
11 h 24 min
(29.2.)
684,756 		627 min
10 h 27 min
(1.2.)
627,813 		26.6 %
174,480
Mar 284 min
4 h 44 min 		720 min
11 h 60 min
720,720 		754 min
12 h 34 min
(31.3.)
754,686 		686 min
11 h 26 min
(1.3.)
686,754 		39.5 %
284,436
Apr 368 min
6 h 8 min 		787 min
13 h 7 min
787,653 		817 min
13 h 37 min
(30.4.)
817,623 		756 min
12 h 36 min
(1.4.)
756,684 		46.8 %
368,419
May 468 min
7 h 48 min 		843 min
14 h 3 min
843,597 		863 min
14 h 23 min
(31.5.)
863,577 		818 min
13 h 38 min
(1.5.)
818,622 		55.5 %
468,375
Jun 524 min
8 h 44 min 		870 min
14 h 30 min
870,570 		873 min
14 h 33 min
(20.6.)
873,567 		864 min
14 h 24 min
(1.6.)
864,576 		60.2 %
524,346
Jul 530 min
8 h 50 min 		855 min
14 h 15 min
855,585 		870 min
14 h 30 min
(1.7.)
870,570 		835 min
13 h 55 min
(31.7.)
835,605 		62.0 %
530,325
Aug 478 min
7 h 58 min 		806 min
13 h 26 min
806,634 		834 min
13 h 54 min
(1.8.)
834,606 		775 min
12 h 55 min
(31.8.)
775,665 		59.3 %
478,328
Sep 384 min
6 h 24 min 		741 min
12 h 21 min
741,699 		773 min
12 h 53 min
(1.9.)
773,667 		709 min
11 h 49 min
(30.9.)
709,731 		51.8 %
384,357
Oct 232 min
3 h 52 min 		675 min
11 h 15 min
675,765 		707 min
11 h 47 min
(1.10.)
707,733 		643 min
10 h 43 min
(31.10.)
643,797 		34.4 %
232,443
Nov 98 min
1 h 38 min 		617 min
10 h 17 min
617,823 		641 min
10 h 41 min
(1.11.)
641,799 		596 min
9 h 56 min
(30.11.)
596,844 		15.9 %
98,519
Dec 79 min
1 h 19 min 		587 min
9 h 47 min
587,853 		595 min
9 h 55 min
(1.12.)
595,845 		585 min
9 h 45 min
(21.12.)
585,855 		13.5 %
79,508
Year 336 min
5 h 36 min 		730 min
12 h 10 min
730,710 		873 min
14 h 33 min
(19. 6.)
873,567 		585 min
9 h 45 min
(20. 12.)
585,855 		46.0 %
336,394



Mar, Apr, May
Jun, Jul, Aug
Sep, Oct, Nov
Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Average Sun light/day Max Min Average Sun light/day Max Min Average Sun light/day Max Min Average Sun light/day
Average sunlight (min/day) 468 284 373 47.7%
373,410 		530 478 511 60.5%
511,333 		384 98 238 35.1%
238,440 		174 79 118 19.3%
118,496
Length of day 863 686 783 873 775 843 773 596 678 684 585 614

Length of day
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Average day length Max length of day Min length of day
Jan 603 min
10 h 3 min
603,837 		625 min
10 h 25 min
(Array.1.)
625,815 		588 min
9 h 48 min
(1.1.)
588,852
Feb 654 min
10 h 54 min
654,786 		684 min
11 h 24 min
(Array.2.)
684,756 		627 min
10 h 27 min
(1.2.)
627,813
Mar 720 min
11 h 60 min
720,720 		754 min
12 h 34 min
(Array.3.)
754,686 		686 min
11 h 26 min
(1.3.)
686,754
Apr 787 min
13 h 7 min
787,653 		817 min
13 h 37 min
(Array.4.)
817,623 		756 min
12 h 36 min
(1.4.)
756,684
May 843 min
14 h 3 min
843,597 		863 min
14 h 23 min
(Array.5.)
863,577 		818 min
13 h 38 min
(1.5.)
818,622
Jun 870 min
14 h 30 min
870,570 		873 min
14 h 33 min
(Array.6.)
873,567 		864 min
14 h 24 min
(1.6.)
864,576
Jul 855 min
14 h 15 min
855,585 		870 min
14 h 30 min
(Array.7.)
870,570 		835 min
13 h 55 min
(31.7.)
835,605
Aug 806 min
13 h 26 min
806,634 		834 min
13 h 54 min
(Array.8.)
834,606 		775 min
12 h 55 min
(31.8.)
775,665
Sep 741 min
12 h 21 min
741,699 		773 min
12 h 53 min
(Array.9.)
773,667 		709 min
11 h 49 min
(30.9.)
709,731
Oct 675 min
11 h 15 min
675,765 		707 min
11 h 47 min
(Array.10.)
707,733 		643 min
10 h 43 min
(31.10.)
643,797
Nov 617 min
10 h 17 min
617,823 		641 min
10 h 41 min
(Array.11.)
641,799 		596 min
9 h 56 min
(30.11.)
596,844
Dec 587 min
9 h 47 min
587,853 		595 min
9 h 55 min
(Array.12.)
595,845 		585 min
9 h 45 min
(21.12.)
585,855
Year 730 min
12 h 10 min
730,710 		873 min
14 h 33 min