Question

constructing a climatogram
biology
background: climatograms are combination graphs that represent weather data for a specific location or biome over a period of time.
table 1: average climate in albuquerque, nm

month	precipitation (mm)	temperature (°c)
february	11.2	5.2
march	15.5	8.9
april	12.7	13.1
may	15.2	18.2
june	16.5	23.8
july	32.3	25.8
august	43.9	24.5
september	27.2	20.6
october	25.4	14.1
november	15.7	6.9
december	12.4	2.3

procedure:

1. graph data: plot the average precipitation as a bar graph, and plot the average temperature as a line graph. make sure you title the graph and label x and y axis (with units)

Explanation:

Step1: Prepare Bar Graph for Precipitation

For each month (Jan - Dec), use the precipitation values (mm) from Table 1. For example, January: 12.4 mm, February: 11.2 mm, etc. Draw a bar for each month with height corresponding to the precipitation value on the left y - axis (labeled "Precipitation (mm)").

Step2: Prepare Line Graph for Temperature

For each month, use the temperature values (°C) from Table 1. January: 2.1 °C, February: 5.2 °C, etc. Plot a point for each month's temperature and connect the points with a line. The temperature values are plotted against the right y - axis (labeled "Temperature (°C)").

Step3: Title and Label Axes

Title the graph "Climatogram of Albuquerque, NM". Label the x - axis as "Month" (with months Jan - Dec), left y - axis as "Precipitation (mm)", and right y - axis as "Temperature (°C)".

Answer:

The completed climatogram will have a bar graph for precipitation (with bars of heights 12.4, 11.2, 15.5, 12.7, 15.2, 16.5, 32.3, 43.9, 27.2, 25.4, 15.7, 12.4 for Jan - Dec respectively) and a line graph for temperature (with points at (Jan, 2.1), (Feb, 5.2), (Mar, 8.9), (Apr, 13.1), (May, 18.2), (Jun, 23.8), (Jul, 25.8), (Aug, 24.5), (Sep, 20.6), (Oct, 14.1), (Nov, 6.9), (Dec, 2.3) connected by a line), with appropriate titles and axis labels.