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A climate graph contains two pieces of information, the amount of rainfall and the temperature of an area. The temperature is shown as a line, and rain is displayed as bars. The figures are usually calculated as an average over a number of years. This reduces the impact of any anomalies in the weather affecting the statistics.
Nov 21, 2023 · A climograph, or climate graph, is a time-based graph that presents a location's average temperature and precipitation. The time scale, typically given on the horizontal...
- Most often, a plotted line is used to denote the average temperature of a location during a specific month of the year. In some instances, no plott...
- To read a climograph, place a finger on the label of the desired month, which is most often found on the bottom horizontal axis of the graph. To fi...
- A climograph is a visual representation of a location or region's physical characteristics. They are important because they help to describe the av...
- Climographs are advantageous because they allow a reader or analyst to make inferences about a region's economic opportunities, vegetation and wild...
- Scientists use climographs to gain a general understanding of a location's climate on a monthly basis over the course of a year.. Climograph reader...
A climograph is a graphical representation of a location's basic climate. Climographs display data for two variables: monthly average temperature. monthly average precipitation. [1] These are useful tools to quickly describe a location's climate .
Dec 28, 2023 · A climograph is a helpful chart that graphs average monthly precipitation and temperature. A blank climograph is shown in Figure 9.1. The months are shown along the x-axis, starting with January (J) on the far-left and going through to December (D) on the far-right.
- Purpose
- Prerequisites
- What To Do and How To Do It
- Step 5. Class discussion
- Credits
- Assessment
- Saskatoon, Canada
- Part D: Make a one-year climograph.
- Key
Students learn how to construct and interpret climographs and understand how climate differs from weather.
Familiarity with basic mathematics such as calculating means and sums Familiarity with building basic graphs, charts, and tables Familiarity with metric measurement units (temperature and distance)
Step 1. Introduce the similarities and differences between weather and climate. Begin the lesson by asking students the difference between weather and climate. Note their answers on a Venn diagram on the board. Add that both climate and weather are often described with information about temperature and precipitation. Share the following examples: C...
Discuss as a class whether one year of weather data can accurately convey the climate of a specifi location. Have students summarize what they learned. Ask students how missing data and extreme weather events affect a one year climograph.
This activity is part of GLOBE Data Explorations, a collection of activities developed by the UCAR Center for Science Education (scied.ucar.edu), a GLOBE Partner. Activities were reviewed by science educators and staff at GIO and field tested by teachers.
The graph on Student Activity Sheet B will indicate whether students understand the format of a climograph. The answers on Student Activity Sheet C will indicate whether students understand the reason for averaging many years of weather data to understand climate of a location.
Climographs courtesy of the National Drought Mitigation Center (U.S.) http://drought.unl.edu/DroughtBasics/WhatisClimatology ✪
You’ll need: three colored pencils (one light color and two darker colors), a ruler, and the graph template below. Make a bar graph below with the monthly precipitation totals that you recorded on Student Activity Sheet A on the graph below. Make each bar the width of the dotted lines and color it in with a light colored pencil. Color the precipita...
average high temperature average low temperature total monthly precipitation How are the graphs similar? How are the graphs different? Make a hypothesis about the biggest difference that you see. Can a one-year climate graph convey the climate of a location?
A climate graph displays yearly temperature and precipitation statistics for a particular location. Temperature (o C) is measured using the numbers on the left hand side of the chart. The average temperature for each month is plotted on the graph with a red dot and the dots are then connected in a smooth, red line.
Climographs are a graphic way of displaying climate information; specifically, average temperature and precipitation. They are a valuable tool in studying climate, but also can be used to infer connections between climate and human conditions. In this lesson, students learn about how to read, analyze, and construct climographs. They also practice
