Graphing The Data: Creating a Climate Diagram

Scientists have collected climate data for locations all over the world. Using the monthly temperature and precipitation data for Miami, Florida (provided in the table), create a climate diagram. Remember to make each 10°C increase in temperature correspond to a 20 mm increase in precipitation.

MONTH TEMPERATURE (°C) PRECIPITATION (mm)
JANUARY   2  45
FEBRUARY   5  50
MARCH   9 104
APRIL  15 100
MAY 18 120
JUNE 23 110
JULY 28  88
AUGUST 25 100
SEPTEMBER 21 140
OCTOBER 15  98
NOVEMBER   8 100
DECEMBER   3  65