GEOG 241 Interpreting Climographs for Weather and Climate Worksheet

GEOG241 – WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Assignment#3 Making and Interpreting Climographs
Student Worksheet
Deadline: 31-10-2023 – 11:59 pm
Name:
Key Concepts
• Constructing a climograph
• Interpreting climographs
• Temperature change over time
Part 1:
Directions: On the blank set of axes provided below, construct a climograph with the data
set given.
1. Label the x- axis Jan, Feb, etc.
2. Label the left y-axis “temperature in degrees Celsius”.
3. Label the right y-axis “rainfall in millimetres”.
4. Plot temperature using a line graph.
5. Plot rainfall as a bar graph.
Example:
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1. Using the below table, and the space provided, construct a climate graph for Halifax,
Nova Scotia.
HALIFAX, NS
TEMPERATURE
(°C)
PRECIPITATION
(mm)
0
-5
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
-3
-4
0
5
10
14
19
19
16
10
5
-1
141
119
113
112
119
94
94
96
117
120
143
126
35
260
30
240
25
220
20
200
15
180
10
160
5
140
0
120
-5
100
-10
80
-15
60
-20
40
-25
20
-30
0
°C
J
F
M A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
0
mm
2. a) Look at the climate graph you have prepared above. What are the annual maximum
and minimum temperatures? In which months do they occur?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
b) What is the annual temperature range for Halifax? _______________________
c) For how many months are the temperatures below freezing? _______________
3. a) What is the total annual precipitation? ________________________________
b) Does the precipitation fall evenly throughout the year or are there seasonal differences?
_____________________________________________________________
4. a) Draw a horizontal line across the graph at approx. 5.6°C. Label this line the
“growing season”. At this temperature most common grasses start to grow.
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b) Use a colour or, shade in the area that falls below the temperature line and above
the growing season line.
c) Based on your graph, how long is the growing season in Halifax? ___________
5. Using the below table, and the space provided, construct a climate graph for
Churchill, Manitoba.
CHURCHILL, MB
TEMPERATURE
(°C)
PRECIPITATION
(mm)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
-28
-26
-20
-10
-2
6
12
11
5
-2
-12
-22
15
13
18
23
32
44
46
58
51
40
39
21
35
130
30
120
25
110
20
100
15
90
10
80
5
70
0
60
-5
50
-10
40
-15
30
-20
20
-25
10
-30
0
°C
J
F
M A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
mm
6. a) What differences in temperature and precipitation do you see between Churchill
and Halifax?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
b) Why do you think these differences occur?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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7. Using data from Table 1 &2, fill out the table below
Halifax
Churchill
Average Annual Temperature (°C)
Annual Temperature Range
Total Annual Precipitation (mm)
Average Annual Precipitation (mm)
Seasonal Distribution of precipitation
8. What is the temperature difference between the hottest and coldest months in Churchill?
Part 2:
DIRECTIONS: Use the following climographs to answer each of the related questions
•
Use google map and the listed coordinates to identify each of these cities.
•
Elev:62 ft, 25.26 °N, 51.47 °E, Annual Climatology (City): ______________________
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•
Elev: 6062 ft Lat: 41°8′ N Long: 104°48′ W, Annual Climatology (City): ____________
Elev: 48 ft Lat: 27°56′ N Long: 82°27′ W, Annual Climatology (City): _____________ , ____
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Based on above Climographs answer the following questions:
1. Which city has the warmest annual temperature? Why?
2. Which city has the largest total annual precipitation? Why?
3. Which city has the largest annual temperature range? Why?
4. After studying the climates of these three cities – explain which city you would most
like to move to and the reasons why?
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