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What are the climatic conditions of the Ladakh desert?

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What are the climatic conditions of the Ladakh desert?

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Climatic conditions of the Ladakh Desert:

    • Climate is extreme cold and dry.
    • Due to high temperature, air is thin and the heat of the sun is felt intensely.
    • Summer Season:
      • Day temperatures are just above 0°C.
      • Night temperatures go down upto -30°C.
    • Winter Season:
      • It is freezing cold in winter.
      • Most of the period temperatures remain 40°C.
    • Rainfall is only 10 cm annually because of the area lying in the rainshadow region of the Himalayas.
    • Ladakh desert experiences freezing winds and burning hot sunlight during the day.
    • If one sits in the sun, and his feet in the shade he may suffer from sunstroke and frostbite at the same time.
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