2007-09-03 20:38:03 · 4 answers · asked by plenipotentiary 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
No it's too cold. And it's so dry, it barely snows there. Antarctica is classified as a desert because it gets less than 5 inches of precipitation per year in the interior. Most of the precipitation on the polar plateau is ice crystals freezing out of the air.
2007-09-05 05:56:42 · answer #1 · answered by Wayner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The temperature at the south pole is never high enough for rain, but if you're asking about any type of precipitation, all of Anarctica is technically considered a frozen desert. It receives on average only 166 mm (or 6.5 inches) of precipitation, practically all of it snow, per year. Most of this precipitation is near the coasts. The south pole itself gets around 70 mm (or just under 3 inches) per year.
2007-09-04 03:55:39 · answer #2 · answered by Eric W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it doesn't rain on the south pole because, precipitation and moisture never make it that far into Antarctica, it snows on the shores only, the inland of Antarctica is technically the worlds largest desert.
2007-09-04 03:55:58 · answer #3 · answered by someones73 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it's too cold to rain at the south pole. It hardly ever snows there either. Antarctica is the coldest, windiest place on earth.
2007-09-04 04:36:20 · answer #4 · answered by RoVale 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋