1. Graph the average low and high temperatures for the year.
2. Graph the average monthly precipitation.
3. Graph the sunshine percentage for the year.
Using the information in the graphs, answer the following questions in detail.
4. What are the normal weather patterns that we experience in our area throughout the year? (describe the seasonal change.) What is the month is the highest mean (average) temperature in degrees Fahrenheit? What is the month with the lowest mean (average) temperature in degrees Fahrenheit?
5. What month has the highest precipitation? Lowest? What comparison is there with the average temperature?
6. Is there a comparison between the percentage of sunshine per month and the high/low average temperature and precipitation per month? Please defend your answer using the comparisons of the graphs.
7. When would one have to protect oneself from the Sun's rays?
|
Month
|
High
|
Low Precipitation(inches)
|
|
Jan
|
32.6
|
18.8 2.48
|
|
Feb
|
35.8
|
21.0 2.29
|
|
Mar
|
46.1
|
28.9 2.94
|
|
Apr
|
57.3
|
37.9 3.37
|
|
May
|
68.6
|
48.3 3.50
|
|
Jun
|
77.4
|
57.7 3.89
|
|
Jul
|
81.4
|
62.3 3.52
|
|
Aug
|
79.2
|
61.2 3.69
|
|
Sept
|
72.3
|
54.3 3.77
|
|
Oct
|
60.8
|
43.7 2.73
|
|
Nov
|
48.7
|
34.9 3.38
|
|
Dec
|
37.4
|
24.9 3.14
|
| Month |
Sunshine hours in % |
|
Jan
|
30%
|
|
Feb
|
37%
|
|
Mar
|
45%
|
|
Apr
|
52%
|
|
May
|
58%
|
|
Jun
|
65%
|
|
Jul
|
67%
|
|
Aug
|
63%
|
|
Sept
|
60%
|
|
Oct
|
52%
|
|
Nov
|
31%
|
|
Dec
|
25%
|
Sunshine hours refers to the amount sunshine there is during the hours of daylight. A higher percentage means there is more sunshine through the day and a lower percentage will indicate that it is probably cloudier. Sunshine hours are important when you are planning your vacation.