Name:____________________________________________ Date:______
Analyzing Climate Graphs
A quick way to get an idea of the climate of a particular place is to look at a "climate-graph," or "climograph." A climograph is what
scientists create to show a particular location's average temperature and precipitation during the year. The line indicates temperature,
and the bars represent precipitation (rainfall).
Graph A
1. Which month had the highest precipitation? ____
2. Which month had the lowest precipitation? ____
3. Which month had the highest temperature? ____
4. Which month had the lowest temperature? ____
Graph B
1. Which month had the highest precipitation? ____
2. Which month had the lowest precipitation? ____
3. Which month had the highest temperature? ____
4. Which month had the lowest temperature? ____
Graph C
1. Which month had the highest precipitation? ____
2. Which month had the lowest precipitation? ____
3. What is the temperature range for all months? (Y axis)
______________
4. What is the precipitation range for all months?
________
5. Does this area appear to have seasons? _______
Graph D
1. Which month had the lowest precipitation? ____
3. Which month had the highest temperature? ____
4. Which month had the lowest temperature? ____
The climate graphs shown represent four regions in the
United States. Match the graph to the region:
____ Alaska ____ Arizona ____ Illinois ____ Hawaii
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Create Your Own Graph
The data below shows Berlin, Germany from 1990 to 2019
- Label both X axes and the Y axis
-Use the data to create a bar chart for precipitation and a line graph for temperature.
(You can round to the nearest whole number)
Month
Temp
Precip
Jan
1.2
49.2
Feb
2.2
36.0
Mar
5.2
41.2
Apr
10.1
30.2
May
14.8
50.0
Jun
17.9
61.0
Jul
20.1
71.1
Aug
19.6
59.2
Sep
15.1
45.9
Oct
10.0
43.0
Nov
5.2
44.3
Dec
2.0
44.6
Climate Graph, Berlin Germany
1. What is the RANGE of temperature in this region? _________________________
What is the RANGE of precipitation in this region ? _________________________
2. What month has the highest temperature? _______
What month has the lowest temperature? ______
3. Compare your climate graph to the ones on the first page. Which region is MOST similar to Berlin
Germany. Justify your answer.
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4. How are climate graphs useful for studying global ecosystems? Think about what other information can be
inferred from the climate.
Climate Graphs from: https://climatecharts.net/
You can explore other regions of the world with interactive maps.
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