1) Almost a desert 2) Dryish 3) Getting very little rainfall 4) Like much of Montana 5) Like the great plains 6) New Mexico 7) Not quite saharan 8) Somewhat arid 9) With sparse rainfall 1) Dry 
Receiving between 10 and 20 inches of precipitation annually.
(Learning Modules / Geography / Weather forecasting) A climate band on the edge of desert areas, normally characterised by short, seasonal rainfalls.
[adj] - somewhat arid
adjective somewhat arid; `a semiarid region with little annual rainfall`