Climatogram lab
Name
Hour
1.
List the biomes in order of average temperature, coldest to hottest.
2.
List the biomes in order of total precipitation, driest to wettest.
3.
Describe the temperature patterns through the year. Is the pattern the same for all the biomes? Explain.
4.
Describe the precipitation patterns through the year. Is the pattern the same for all the biomes? Explain.
5.
Compare and contrast tundra and desert.
6.
Compare and contrast grassland and deciduous forest.
7.
Can geographic features cause variations in temperature and precipitation within a biome? Explain.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
AVERAGE
Tundra
-27.0
-28.2
-26.0
-18.0
-9.0
2.0
4.0
3.0
-2.0
-10.0
-18.0
-24.5
-12.8
Coniferous
Forest
-11.0
-9.0
-6.0
0.0
6.0
12.0
13.0
12.0
8.0
2.0
-3.0
-11.0
1.1
Deciduous
Forest
3.5
4.6
8.9
14.4
19.2
23.4
25.0
24.4
21.1
14.7
9.0
4.4
14.4
Tropical
Rain
Forest
25.6
25.6
24.4
25.0
24.4
23.3
23.3
24.4
24.4
25.0
25.6
25.6
24.7
Grassland
-1.0
2.0
6.0
12.0
14.0
18.0
26.0
25.0
21.0
15.0
3.0
1.0
11.8
Desert
-1.0
2.0
7.0
8.0
12.0
15.0
20.0
18.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
1.0
9.3
Deciduous
Forest
8.5
8.4
9.5
7.9
9.1
9.6
11.7
10.8
9.3
7.6
6.8
8.4
107.6
Tropical
Rain
Forest
25.8
24.9
31.0
16.5
25.4
18.8
16.8
11.7
22.1
18.3
21.3
29.2
261.8
Grassland
3.0
1.0
5.5
8.5
12.0
11.8
8.5
11.5
8.2
5.5
4.5
3.5
83.5
Desert
2.5
3.0
1.8
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.6
1.8
2.2
16.1
Average Precipitaton (centimeters)
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
TOTAL
Tundra
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.8
2.0
1.9
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.3
10.3
Coniferous
Forest
1.8
1.5
1.5
1.0
1.5
2.2
3.8
6.5
7.0
4.5
2.3
2.0
35.6
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE BY MONTH
AVERAGE PRECIPITATION BY MONTH