5.1.12

Recording the Weather

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Recording the Weather

Meteorologists can draw graphs to show average weather using the weather records of a particular location.

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A weather graph

  • Meteorologists use the weather's records to draw graphs of the average weather for a particular location.
  • The most common graph shows temperature and precipitation over a year.
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The graph

  • The temperature is shown as a continuous line graph using the left-hand vertical scale.
  • The precipitation is shown as a bar graph using the right-hand vertical scale.
  • The months of the year are on the horizontal axis.

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3Geography of the World

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6The World of Work

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16Life in an Emerging Country

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