Use the rainfall and temperature data below to answer the questions that follow. Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Rainfall (mm) 0 0 0 0...

(a) Combined rainfall and temperature graph

The completed combined graph is shown below. Rainfall is represented by bars against the left-hand vertical scale, while temperature is represented by the line against the right-hand vertical scale.

(b) Climatic type

The climatic type is the Tropical Continental (Sudan type) climate.

(c) Reasons

1. The annual temperature range is small: \[32^\circ\mathrm{C}-22^\circ\mathrm{C}=10^\circ\mathrm{C}.\]
2. The mean annual temperature is high: \[\frac{22+25+29+31+32+29+27+26+26+27+25+24}{12}=26.9^\circ\mathrm{C}\approx27^\circ\mathrm{C}.\]
3. Rainfall occurs mainly from May to September, while the remaining months are dry.
4. There is one rainfall maximum, in August, when rainfall reaches 300 mm.