Eli5: How is it possible that deserts are super hot at day time and below freezing point at night time?

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Eli5: How is it possible that deserts are super hot at day time and below freezing point at night time?

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An area being a desert has nothing to due with temperature, it’s based on annual precipitation (less then 10 inches per year IIRC). Antarctic is a desert.

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