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How to draw a climate graph
CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC COLLEGE GEOGRAPHY
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• By the end of todays lesson you will
• know how to draw a climate graph.
• be able to read a climate table and graph.

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CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC COLLEGE GEOGRAPHY
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The table below shows the climate data for Leeds.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average monthly Rainfall (mm) 56 41 46 46 48 53 51 66 51 51 53 53
Average monthly Temperature (C) 3 3 6 7 11 14 16 16 13 10 6 4
The average temperature in March is 6C
The average rainfall in September is 51 mm
How would you calculate the total annual
rainfall? How would you calculate the average
annual temperature? How would you calculate the
temperature range?
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CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC COLLEGE GEOGRAPHY
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average monthly Rainfall (mm) 56 41 46 46 48 53 51 66 51 51 53 53
Average monthly Temperature (C) 3 3 6 7 11 14 16 16 13 10 6 4
But how do you represent the data above in the
form of a graph?
The red line is the average temperature
The blue bars show average rainfall
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CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC COLLEGE GEOGRAPHY
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Once you have drawn a climate graph you need to
be able to interpret (read) the graph.
The temperature peaks in July and August with an
average of 16C.
The wettest month is August when an average of 66
mm of rain falls
The maximum rainfall is 66 mm and the minimum is
41 mm a range of 25 mm.
The maximum temperature is 16C and the minimum
is 3C a range of 13C.
The driest month is February when an average of
41 mm of rain falls.
The coldest months are January and February with
an average monthly temperature of 3C.
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