A climagraph is a graph that shows the monthly temperature and rainfall of a specific place over a specific period of time. It is a dual-purpose graph, showing bar graphs for precipitation and line graphs for temperature. Climagraphs can be used to predict rainfall and identify weather trends.
Ah, the weather. People are fascinated by it, talk about it, predict it and examine it for trends. Scientists are obsessed with it, creating legions of tables and graphs to explain, explain and predict the weather. Among the many types of graphical representations of weather models and indicators is the climagraph.
The climograph is what it sounds like: a graph showing the climate of a place. In particular, a climagraph shows the monthly temperature and rainfall of a specific place in the world over a specific period of time. Most climate graphs show this information over a yearly time frame.
A climate graph is a dual purpose graph, showing two different types of information. A bar graph shows how much precipitation a particular place receives in a particular period of time. A line graph shows the temperature conditions for the same location during the same time period.
A climate graph for a city in the American Midwest might show heaviest rainfall in the winter months, when temperatures are cooler, and the reverse for the summer months. This makes sense, because it describes the observed weather patterns of such places over hundreds of years. If you’re looking at a climate graph of, say, Omaha, Nebraska, you’d expect to find temperatures in the teens in January and rainfall in the tens of inches. In places like this, the height of the bars on the bar graph will be lower in the summer, while the curve on the line graph will be higher; in winter, this graphical representation will be reversed. Unsurprisingly, cities in the Southern Hemisphere show reverse trends, with higher temperatures and lower rainfall in January and February and lower temperatures and higher rainfall in July and August.
Some places have a climate graph that shows bar graph heights and line graph heights that match. The rainforests of South America, for example, have higher temperatures and at the same time higher rainfall. Some places are always warm, and rainforests experience huge amounts of rainfall every year. The reverse of this can be seen in Siberia or Antarctica, places that are always cold, but receive significant amounts of precipitation year-round.
Meteorological scientists use a climagraph to predict rainfall in various places. An examination of more than one climate graph can also identify weather trends such as global warming. Farmers can also consult a climagrapher when planning planting strategies.
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