What does a climate graph show?
shows the temperature and precipitation in a place during one year.
What are the two pieces of information that are shown on a climate graph?
the average temperature and the amount of precipitation
What paper do we put a cliimate graph on?
graph paper
What does the horizontal axis show on a climate graph?
the months of the year
What does the left vertical axis show? (red)
the average temperature at 10 degree intervals
What does the right vertical axis show?
shows the amount of precipitation (blue)
What 3 factors do we use to analyze precipitation on climate graphs?
total amount, consistency, and form
What 3 factors do we use to analyze temperature on climate graphs?
annual average, temperature variation, and maximum and minimum temperatures for seasons and months
Lets analyze this climate graph
