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Understanding Climate Graphs

Climate graphs show temperature data on a line graph and rainfall data on a bar graph. They allow viewers to identify patterns in temperature and rainfall over the course of a year to describe the climate of a location. Temperature patterns indicate seasons and temperature ranges while rainfall patterns show wet and dry seasons and total annual rainfall. By analyzing both temperature and rainfall data, a climate description can be developed.

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Understanding Climate Graphs

Climate graphs show temperature data on a line graph and rainfall data on a bar graph. They allow viewers to identify patterns in temperature and rainfall over the course of a year to describe the climate of a location. Temperature patterns indicate seasons and temperature ranges while rainfall patterns show wet and dry seasons and total annual rainfall. By analyzing both temperature and rainfall data, a climate description can be developed.

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  • Climate Graphs
  • Interpreting Climate Graphs

CLIMATE GRAPHS

Climate graphs are a combination of a bar graph and a line graph. Temperature is
shown on a line graph and rainfall is shown on a bar graph.

DRAW: Climate Graph


Interpreting climate graphs

1. Look for patterns in the temperature data


o Is the temperature the same all year round? If it is different, how many
seasons does the location experience?
o Which season is the warmest? Is it warm (10 to 20°C), hot (20 to 30°C) or
very hot (above 30°C)?
o Which season is the coolest? Is it mild (0 to 10°C), cold (-10 to 0°C) or
very cold (below -10°C)?
o What is the range of temperature? (Maximum temperature – minimum
temperature).

2. Look for patterns in the rainfall data


o Does the rainfall occur all year round?
o What is the pattern of the rainfall? Check which season(s) is/are drier or
wetter than others.
o What is the total annual rainfall? Add each month's total together to get the
annual total.
o Then put the rainfall and temperature information together - what does it
tell you about this area?
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3. Describe the patterns in temperature and rainfall, including how they relate to
each other. You now have a description of the climate.
o Now look again at the climate graph for Manaus below. What can you
conclude about the climate?

DRAW:

CLIMATE GRAPHS Climate graphs are a combination of a bar graph and a line graph. Temperature is shown on a line graph and
Interpreting climate graphs 1. Look for patterns in the temperature data o Is the temperature the same all year round? If

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