1. Examine the climate graph showing average temperature and rainfall levels for Dublin and answer each of the following questions.
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Month
Rainfall Average temperature
(i) Which month had the highest rainfall levels? (ii) Which month had the lowest rainfall level? (iii) In which month was the highest average temperature recorded? (iv) Did the average temperature fall below 0° in any month? (v) What was the average temperature range in degrees Celsius (°C)?
2. Examine the weather chart and answer the following questions. (i) Match the two letters, A and B, on the weather chart with the correct front in the table.
Front
Cold front Warm front
(ii) What do the letters H and L on the weather chart stand for?
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(iii) What is the lowest barometric pressure over the Atlantic to the south-west of Ireland?
(iv) What is the name usually given to Ireland’s climate?
(i) 2 @ 2m each (ii)–(iv) @ 2m each
2012 Q10 10M Letter Sunday 1037 Five parts @ 2m each
Climate graph for Dublin 14.4
10 12 14 16
4.3 4.5
0 2 4 6 8
2014 Q8 10M
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EXAM QUESTIONS Rainfall (mm)
Temperature °C
So far, weather maps have appeared as short questions on both the Ordinary and Higher Level papers.
