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Arid and Semi-Arid Köppen Climates

Posted 04-25-2014 at 08:03 PM by tenkier7


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Originally Posted by Glacierx View Post
Most arid place in North America = Death Valley, CA with an aridity of 0.12. 2nd place is Yuma, AZ with an aridity of 0.13.

The wettest place that is arid is Rio Grande Village, TX with 324.4 mm (12.77 in) of precipitation.
The highest elevation arid place is Center, CO at 7673 ft elevation.

The wettest place that is semi-arid is Borger, TX with 580.4 mm (22.85 in) of precipitation.
The driest place that is semi-arid is Big Piney, WY with 164.6 mm (6.48 in) of precipitation.
The highest elevation semi-arid place is Antero, CO at 8920 ft elevation.

The driest place in North America that is not arid or semi-arid is Eureka, Nunavut at 79.1mm (3.11 in).
The driest place in the United States that is not arid or semi-arid is Kuparuk, AK at 96.5mm (3.80 in).
The driest place in the CONUS that is not arid or semi-arid is Topaz Lake, NV at 218.2mm (8.59 in).
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