Climograph - Wikipedia Climograph Climograph of Calcutta. A climograph is a graphical representation of basic climatic parameters, that is monthly average temperature and precipitation, at a certain location. It is used for a quick - view of the climate of a location. Representation Tucson, AZ Climate chart ( explanation ) J J J O 0.9 64 39 0.7 68 41 0.7 73 45 0.3 81 50 0.2 90 58 0.2 100 68 2.4 99 74 97 72 1.7 93 68 1.1 84 57 0.7 73 46 1.1 64 40 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° F Precipitation totals in inches Source : ( 1 ) show Metric conversion J J J O 22 18 18 20 18 23 7 7.6 27 10 5.1 32 14 5.1 38 20 61 37 23 56 36 22 43 34 20 28 29 14 18 23 8 28 18 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° C Precipitation totals in mm One form of representation uses an overlapped combination of a bar and line chart used to show the climate of a place over a 12 - month period. Another method and uses a common horizontal axis while different vertical axis. Here both the precipitation and temperature are shown in bar charts. This method has an advantage that the range of temperature ( average of minimum and maximum temperatures ) can be shown, rather than just the average temperature. Climographs display temperatures in a clear and concise manner, however they may be misinterpreted when used in inappropriate situations. For this reason, it is important that they are utilized in a reasonable situation. This kind of graph is usually used in social studies. References Jump up ^ Banks, James A. ( 1997 ). United States : Adventures in time and place. Macmillan. p. 242. ISBN 978 - 0021466153. External links `` How to make a Climograph '' ( PDF ). Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2011 - 07 - 24. https://climatecharts.net/ - Webapplication for generating climographs for places worldwide dynamically. This climatology / meteorology -- related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Climograph&oldid=793239371 '' Categories : Climate Climate and weather statistics Meteorological data and networks Atmospheric science stubs Talk About Wikipedia Български Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Eesti Español Euskara Français Galego Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Latviešu Nederlands Polski Português Svenska Tiếng Việt 11 more Edit links This page was last edited on 31 July 2017, at 14 : 24. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what do the bars on a climate graph represent
Answer: the range of temperature (average of minimum and maximum temperatures)