SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Why does Arizona’s dry climate produce such hot temperatures? One obvious answer to this is the lack of cloud cover in arid climates compared to their humid counterparts, and cloud tops that reflect a significant amount of the sun’s energy back into space so surface heating is reduced.

Detailed explanation-2: -The world absolute heat records, over 50 °C (122 °F), are generally in the hot deserts, where the heat potential can be the highest on the planet. This includes the record of 56.7 °C (134.1 °F) in Death Valley, which is currently considered the highest temperature recorded on Earth.

Detailed explanation-3: -One thing all deserts have in common is that they are arid, or dry. Most experts agree that a desert is an area of land that receives no more than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation a year. The amount of evaporation in a desert often greatly exceeds the annual rainfall.