Climate Graphs

Question 1

4 things to do with climate graph

Answer 1

• average annual temperature
• total annual precipitation
• temperature range
• seasonal distribution of precipitation

Question 2

Maritime vs continental

Answer 2

Maritime:
•Close to a body of water 
•Precipitation>1000mm
•Temp range25 
•higher precipitation levels in summer 

• As a result areas near a large body of water will have more MODERATE temp throughout the year. REGULATE
• The winters will not be as cold and the summers will not be as hot as an area with the same latitude which is not near the water
• when the water body is a lake the moderation of the nearby land is called lake effect (snow days)
• also areas closer to the bodies of water usually receive more precipitation than areas not near water