The tables illustrate comparative data about three significant deserts: the Sahara Desert in Africa, the Taklimakan Desert in Asia, and the Great Basin Desert in North America.
Overall, it can be clearly seen that the Sahara Desert stands out as the largest, covering 9,000,000 square kilometers. It receives minimal rainfall, with an occasional average of 7.6 cm in the north and 12.7 cm in the south. Temperatures here are extremely high, averaging 30°C in summer and 13°C in winter, with the highest record of 58°C.
In contrast, the Taklimakan Desert has significantly small size, encompassing 270,000 square kilometers. Its annual rainfall is the lowest, about 3.8 cm in the west and 1.0 cm in the east. Moreover, the average temperatures here are also fluctuating, averaging 25°C in summer and dropping into -9°C in winter, with the lowest record of -26.1°C.
Finally, the Great Basin Desert, covering 305,775 square kilometers, has a wide range of average yearly rainfall from 5.1 cm to 51 cm. While its average temperatures in summer are the same as those of the Sahara’s, at 30°C, the average temperatures in winter are quite similar to the Taklimakan’s, at -8°C. Additionally, the extreme temperature has the highest record of 57°C.