Desert Climate Battle: Jaipur, RJ Vs. Phoenix, AZ (hot, averages, rainfall)
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26" of annual precipitation is about what much of Eastern Britain gets (and more than what London gets), so I don't see how that qualifies as 'desert'. I prefer Jaipur for the monsoon season.
26" of annual precipitation is about what much of Eastern Britain gets (and more than what London gets), so I don't see how that qualifies as 'desert'. I prefer Jaipur for the monsoon season.
Surely you can't forget about the evaporation rate, which is much higher in places with hot temps. Rome gets more rain than London, but its landform has a more 'dry' outlook. Why? Because of the hotter sun.
Alice Springs (a desert capital in central Australia) gets more rain than the Mediterranean San Diego. But yet, Alice Springs is not even semi-arid, but it's categorized under a desert climate.
If a scorching city averages at around 300m-600m of rain it will be very semi-arid, at times even arid-influenced. A cooler damp city at 600m is very temperate.
The evapotranspiration rate plays a BIG FACTOR in this.
Jaipur for the monsoons and a more varied climate. BTW- I went out for Indian food for lunch today, Tandoori Chicken to be exact but the heating was poor inside the restaurant and I was cold. If India is a tropical country, why didn't they heat the Indian restaurant properly?
Jaipur for the monsoons and a more varied climate. BTW- I went out for Indian food for lunch today, Tandoori Chicken to be exact but the heating was poor inside the restaurant and I was cold. If India is a tropical country, why didn't they heat the Indian restaurant properly?
Because some Indian run businesses are kind of cheap and try to cut and save costs. It's typical penny pinching behavior yaar, Nothing new (Talking Mumbai English here ). You just saw the darker side of Indian business culture.
BTW, I don't eat chicken and am pure vegan, but Jaipur is a great place to try out various types of vegetarian and non vegetarian Rajastani delicacies. If you ever plan a trip to Northern India in the winter, please visit Jaipur without fail.
Surely you can't forget about the evaporation rate, which is much higher in places with hot temps. Rome gets more rain than London, but its landform has a more 'dry' outlook. Why? Because of the hotter sun.
Alice Springs (a desert capital in central Australia) gets more rain than the Mediterranean San Diego. But yet, Alice Springs is not even semi-arid, but it's categorized under a desert climate.
If a scorching city averages at around 300m-600m of rain it will be very semi-arid, at times even arid-influenced. A cooler damp city at 600m is very temperate.
The evapotranspiration rate plays a BIG FACTOR in this.
I'm sure that the ground looks quite dry there in April, but no mistaking it for the Sahara in mid August, I'm sure. It's still not a desert if it receives a moderate amount of rainfall. The definition of 'desert' with which I am familiar depends on the volume of rainfall (10 inches is the threshold, as I understand it).
I'm sure that the ground looks quite dry there in April, but no mistaking it for the Sahara in mid August, I'm sure. It's still not a desert if it receives a moderate amount of rainfall. The definition of 'desert' with which I am familiar depends on the volume of rainfall (10 inches is the threshold, as I understand it).
No, you're right. All I'm saying is that places with hotter temps that have around 25 inches of annual rain may appear drier than cooler areas with the same amount of rain (London), because the hot sun quickly evaporates the rain.
That's why Alice Springs (hot) is a desert and San Diego (mild) is transitioning between semi-arid and Mediterranean, even though both get the same amount of yearly rainfall.
No, you're right. All I'm saying is that places with hotter temps that have around 25 inches of annual rain may appear drier than cooler areas with the same amount of rain (London), because the hot sun quickly evaporates the rain.
That's why Alice Springs (hot) is a desert and San Diego (mild) is transitioning between semi-arid and Mediterranean, even though both get the same amount of yearly rainfall.
Well I never would have said that they didn't look drier. In addition, the land around Jaipur probably looks like a desert for much of the year. But my point was that it isn't a desert, even if it may look arid for much of the year.
Well I never would have said that they didn't look drier. In addition, the land around Jaipur probably looks like a desert for much of the year. But my point was that it isn't a desert, even if it may look arid for much of the year.
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(Talking Mumbai English here 
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