Band 8+: 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. Write a report for a university, lecturer describing the information shown below. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The line graph and bar chart below illustrate the average daily maximum and minimum temperatures (ºC) and the average number of rainy days in two different Australian cities: Brisbane and Canberra.

Overall, Brisbane consistently accounts for both higher maximum and minimum temperatures throughout the period. Additionally, except for the months from June to October, Brisbane experiences a greater number of rainy days than Canberra.

According to the line graph, Brisbane’s maximum temperature peaks at approximately 30 ºC in February, then drops sharply to a low of above 20 ºC in April, followed by a recovery of nearly 10 ºC in December. Meanwhile, Canberra’s maximum temperature bottoms out at more than 10 ºC in July, before increasing to a high of about 27 ºC in December. On the other hand, Brisbane and Canberra exhibit a similar pattern regarding minimum temperatures; however, the figure for Brisbane is consistently higher throughout the year.

In terms of the bar chart, Brisbane’s number of rainy days hovers around 10 to 14 days between January and May, after which it declines to a low of around 7 days in June, where it levels off in the following 4 months, before soaring dramatically to roughly 12 days in December. The number of rainy days in Canberra, likewise, reaches a plateau at under 8 days in the first 5 months, before increasing slightly to approximately 10 days in June, remaining relatively stable in the next 3 months, followed by a drop of roughly 3 days in December.