 Each climate graph is made up of 2 major parts. ◦ A line graph for temperature.  Represented by a red line for the high temperatures  Represented by a green line for the low temperatures. ◦ A bar graph for precipitation.  Always represented by blue bars

 Line Graphs. ◦ Temperature is easier seen with a line graph than by statistics. ◦ The horizontal axis is used to show the time period (months), and the vertical axis is used to show the temperature (degrees Celsius). ◦ The first step is finding the average temperature for each month and then plotting it on the graph. ◦ Once you have done this you can connect the dots with a flowing line.  You should not see the dots when you are finished.

 Bar Graphs. ◦ They are similar to a line graph and easy to interpret. ◦ The horizontal axis shows the time period (months), and the vertical axis shows the precipitation quantities (mm). ◦ Bars are joined together to show a continuity from one month to the next. ◦ You need to have the average precipitation for each month to construct the bar graph.

 It is when the temperature line graph and precipitation bar graph are put together that you get a climate graph.  From a climate graph you can determine: ◦ Temperature and temperature ranges for a particular place. ◦ Rainfall and the seasonal distributions of rain. ◦ Approximate latitude and elevation. ◦ Northern or southern hemisphere.  You can identify climate types by carefully looking at the temperatures, the temperature range, the rainfall amount and the pattern of rainfall.

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