Data shown on graphsClimate Graphs

Bar charts and line graphs can be combined. Climate graphs are an example of this.

The x-axis shows the months of the year and there are two y-axes to show average temperature and total rainfall (also known as precipitation). The temperature is shown as a line and the rainfall as bars.

When interpreting a climate graph, you should include:

• the highest and lowest rainfall figures and the month they occurred
• the total annual rainfall
• the average rainfall
• the highest and lowest temperature figures and the month they occurred
• the temperature range
• the average yearly temperature