What Is a Climate Chart?
A climate chart is a graphic representation of how weather and daylight patterns have changed – or are likely to change – over the course of a period of time. Like almanacs, they are often used to forecast weather and daylight hours for a particular geographic region. Meteorologists frequently use these charts to predict weather systems in the short term, usually only a period of several weeks. Climatologists often use climate charts to study historical weather dynamics as well as local, regional, and global climate systems. Based on past climate performance, climatologists predict future climate changes. The data contained in a particular climate chart can vary. Many charts include basic weather forecasts, such as precipitation predictions and a geographic location’s anticipated high temperature and low temperature. The temperature predictions are usually expressed in degrees – either Celsius or Fahrenheit.
