The bar charts represent the amount of rainfall in hot desert grasslands in the years 1980 and 2000.
It can be seen that the two years shown exhibit significant variation in precipitation patterns. The first half of 1980 showed a rising and falling trend, whereas the first six months of 2000 showed a decreasing and increasing trend. Overall 1980 saw a larger portion of rainfall than 2000 with both years experiencing a general increase in rainfall at the end of the year, though in December 2000 this dropped again.
In 1980, the highest precipitation recorded was over 300 mm while the lowest was 160 mm. Comparatively, in 2000, the most rainfall recorded was 53 mm while least was 47 mm. One of the most noticeable differences between the two yes is that the wettest months in 1980, March and April, were the driest months in 2000, In 1980, those months saw over 300 mm of rain whereas in 2000 they experienced only 47 mm. in 1980, the driest months were July and August with only around 160 mm. in 2000, these same months, along with November, experienced the largest amount of rain at 53 mm. Although October and November saw an increase in rainfall in 2000, it dropped in December by 4 mm, while in 1980, the trend remained stable.