Band 7+: The graph and chart below give information on the average daily maximum and minimum temperatures in degrees Celsius (°C) and the average number of days with rainfall each month for two Australian cities.

The graph indicates the monthly average number of maximum and minimum temperatures in degrees Celsius, while the bar chart illustrates the average number of days with rainfall each month for two Australian cities, specifically, Brisbane and Canberra. Overall, the maximum and minimum temperatures in Brisbane and Canberra generally showed a downward trend in the year’s first half and a slight reversal in the remaining period. Conversely, the monthly average number of rainfall days in both cities indicated a noticeable decline in the first quarter, remaining unchanged before experiencing growth at the end of the year.

In January, the average maximum temperatures in both Brisbane and Canberra were approximately the same, at around 25 degrees Celsius, respectively. While the maximum temperature in Brisbane reached a peak of 27 Celsius in February, the rate for Canberra was slightly lower. Importantly, the monthly average maximum number of Brisbane and Canberra temperatures shared similar patterns, noticeably decreased in March and April, followed by a dramatic upward trend throughout the remained period. Moreover, in January and February, approximately 20 Celsius and 13 Celsius were observed among Brisbane and Canberra average minimum temperatures, respectively, representing the highest temperature among all minimum temperature months. This rate for Canberra and Brisbane gradually declined in the next six months, before witnessing an upward trend. The average number of Brisbane, in both terms, consistently exceeded the number of Canberra.

In the first half of the year, the bar chart illustrated that the monthly rainfall days in Brisbane were persistently higher than in Canberra, at approximately 14 days. From June to August, the average rainfall days in Brisbane dropped to its lowest point, although the number still exceeded 6 days, lowering than the average rainfall number of Canberra, which reached a peak of 10 days and remained for three months. In contrast, while the number of Brisbane’s average rainfall days steadily grew, in Canberra, the number decreased slightly in the last four months.