Climate graphs

Question 1

What is a climate graph?

Answer 1

Climate graphs are used to illustrate the average temperature and rainfall experienced at a particular place over the course of a year

Question 2

Reading a climate graph

Answer 2

• maximum temperature = the highest temperature recorded
• minimum temperature = the lowest temperature recorded
• range of temperature = the difference between the max and min
• total annual rainfall = total of the 12 months
• rainfall pattern = the variation throughout the year