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temperatures. On average, highs will commonly reach between 40 and 50 °F (4 and 10 °C), with a few rare instances where the temperature fails to break 32 °F (0 °C). At night, the temperature falls to between 20 and 30 °F (−7 and −1 °C), but will not normally fall much further unless Arctic air masses arrive. The basin sees a moderate amount of its rainfall in the winter months from storms coming off the
Pacific Ocean while the strong winter jet stream is aimed at the Pacific Northwest. Storms that are strong enough to bring moisture to the Southeastern area of Oregon are usually related to tropical storms feeding from the Hawaiian Islands. Snow does sometimes occur in the rare instances when cold air from the Arctic to the north meets a strong flow of moisture from the Pacific to the West.
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commonly drop to between 30 and 45 °F (−1 and 7 °C), but afternoon warming raises temperatures to between 50 and 60 °F (10 and 16 °C) in early spring and 70 and 80 °F (21 and 27 °C) in late spring. This warming can help trigger thunderstorms in combination with the unstable spring atmosphere. Extremes in temperature can still be seen at this time of year where temperatures have fallen to 0 to 10 °F (−18 to −12 °C) in March, and climbed to over 100 °F (38 °C) in early June. Rainfall turns the
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Summer in the Alvord Desert has some of the hottest temperatures in the state of Oregon. High pressure sets in over the
Pacific Northwest and the jet stream pushes north into Canada. This high pressure means very little precipitation, averaging less than 1 inch (2.5 cm) throughout the summer
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which once extended 100 miles (160 km) north and south—covering the desert. Several of the geothermal features in Alvord Desert Basin have been examined by a team of scientists and geologists from the
University of Idaho, Boise State University, and Idaho State University.
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at 512 miles per hour (824 kilometres per hour), later surpassed in 2019 by
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into a small lake, and for a short time, makes travel across it difficult.
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2170:"Aqueous Geochemistry of Thermal Waters in the Alvord Basin, Oregon"
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2252:"The Renaissance Woman of Danger – That's Tiny Kitty O'Neil"
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The
Wilderness Society: Wilderness in Oregon’s High Desert
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Life at
Interfaces: Biocomplexity in Extreme Environments
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Steens
Mountain to the northwest from the Alvord Desert
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2172:. University of Idaho, Moscow. Archived from
2121:"NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access"
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2168:Angie Koski; Scott Wood (November 5, 2003).
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2145:"Fields, Oregon Monthly Weather Forecast"
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761:Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
2110:. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.
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2224:Michael L. Cummings (July 14, 2000).
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2040:Setting sun reflected off the playa
3741:Geography of Harney County, Oregon
2457:Municipalities and communities of
2278:"A Rocket Ride To Glory And Gloom"
2064:Close-up of the surface, June 2018
281:The desert is named after General
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112:Alvord Desert (the United States)
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2648:Burns Paiute Indian Reservation
1305:Climate data for Alvord Desert
219:. It is roughly southeast of
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115:Show map of the United States
16:Desert in southeastern Oregon
2108:Dictionary of Oregon History
2000:was set at Alvord Desert by
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44:View of Alvord Desert from
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2338:"Thrust SSC: Rockets Rule"
1962:Steens Mountain Wilderness
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2785:List of deserts by area
2405:The Oregon Encyclopedia
1984:, which is popular for
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2020:Guinness World Records
1980:. Further west is the
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3407:North American Arctic
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2460:Harney County, Oregon
2418:Alvord Desert Gliders
2004:, in the jet-powered
1996:The previous women's
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217:Western United States
2710:United States portal
2232:on February 26, 2001
2196:"Alvord Hot Springs"
2013:On August 27, 2019,
1903:42.3269°N 118.6028°W
1859:42.6781°N 118.3467°W
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1354:Record high °F (°C)
287:Department of Oregon
3731:Great Basin deserts
3594:Los Médanos de Coro
3342:Channeled scablands
2965:Ramlat al-Sab'atayn
2149:The Weather Channel
2106:Corning, Howard M.
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3387:Jornada del Muerto
2790:Desert exploration
2640:Indian reservation
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2422:Oregon Field Guide
2420:Video produced by
2288:on January 8, 2014
2250:Ellen Jares, Sue.
1946:long-billed curlew
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1870:Mickey Hot Springs
1864:42.6781; -118.3467
1837:Mickey Hot Springs
1826:Alvord Hot Springs
1820:42.5440; -118.5340
1793:Alvord Hot Springs
291:American Civil War
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3156:Indus Valley
3076:Badain Jaran
2998:Aral Karakum
2990:Central Asia
2980:Wahiba Sands
2893:Richtersveld
2818:Black Desert
2775:Polar desert
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3494:Great Sandy
3432:Smoke Creek
3397:Lechuguilla
3382:Great Sandy
3372:Great Basin
3013:Betpak-Dala
2658:Ghost towns
2547:communities
2475:County seat
2015:Jessi Combs
1942:hot springs
1938:Wild horses
1925:Alvord Lake
1906: /
1893:118°36′10″W
1862: /
1849:118°20′48″W
1818: /
1805:118°32′02″W
311:explanation
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264:Jessi Combs
249:rain shadow
237:Coast Range
207:located in
187:Bordered by
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3720:Categories
3641:Antarctica
3604:Patagonian
3589:La Guajira
3529:Strzelecki
3422:Red Desert
3362:Forty Mile
3347:Chihuahuan
3327:Black Rock
3143:South Asia
3128:Taklamakan
2903:Tanezrouft
2580:Frenchglen
2348:2008-03-16
2236:2012-11-29
2210:2008-03-06
2194:Hinds, J.
2180:2012-11-29
2154:2021-08-13
2130:2021-08-13
2093:2020-06-24
2070:References
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1912: (
1890:42°19′37″N
1881:Borax Lake
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3633:Antarctic
3481:Australia
3357:Escalante
3294:Deliblato
3151:Cholistan
3068:East Asia
2868:Moçâmedes
2630:Wagontire
2322:7 January
2292:7 January
2261:7 January
1978:pronghorn
1970:mule deer
3700:Category
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3332:Carcross
3317:Amargosa
3289:Tabernas
3279:Monegros
3229:Registan
3033:Moiynkum
3028:Kyzylkum
2940:Ad-Dahna
2858:Kalahari
2808:Algerian
2555:Buchanan
2373:8 August
2342:Archived
2282:SI Vault
2088:Autoblog
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1769:(50.15)
160:Location
135:118°28′W
3705:Commons
3695:Project
3614:Tatacoa
3609:Sechura
3584:Atacama
3562:Rangipo
3524:Simpson
3519:Pedirka
3514:Painted
3472:Oceania
3437:Sonoran
3284:Oleshky
3161:Katpana
3133:Tengger
3058:Ustyurt
3048:Sarykum
3023:Karakum
3008:Barsuki
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2955:Judaean
2950:Arabian
2913:Western
2843:Eastern
2833:Danakil
2754:deserts
2671:Blitzen
2666:Andrews
2625:Voltage
2620:Venator
2595:Narrows
2570:Drewsey
2565:Diamond
2312:History
2027:Gallery
1986:birding
1787:Geology
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3544:Tirari
3539:Tanami
3489:Gibson
3427:Sevier
3412:Owyhee
3402:Mojave
3337:Carson
3312:Alvord
3261:Europe
3247:La Paz
3224:Polond
3219:Naomid
3166:Kharan
3123:Qaidam
3111:Kubuqi
3101:Kumtag
3053:Taukum
2975:Syrian
2908:Ténéré
2898:Sahara
2878:Nubian
2863:Libyan
2838:Djurab
2828:Chalbi
2813:Bayuda
2800:Africa
2765:Desert
2752:World
2681:Desert
2610:Suntex
2585:Harney
2575:Fields
2492:Cities
2368:People
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1699:(231)
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