The line graph compares the average high and low temperatures in Glasgow and Scotland within a year, while the table shows rainfall and sunshine hours.
Overall, both Glasgow and Scotland experienced similar patterns in high and low temperatures throughout the year, with temperatures generally increasing before falling again. It is also clear that rainfall was the highest during the autumn months, while May recorded the greatest number of sunshine hours.
In detail, in January, average low temperature was approximately 1C, after which it increased consistently to its highest point, at about 11.5C. By the end of the year, the figure declined significantly to the point where it started in the initial month, at around 1C. In terms of average high temperature, it stood at approximately 6C in the beginning of the month. Followed a similar trend with low temperature, the degree of average high temperature witnessed a considerable growth to almost 20C in July, which was the highest temperature during the period, before falling gradually to around 6.5C.
As for rainfall, January recorded a relatively high figure of 107mm. In February, March and July, rainfall ranged from 83mm to 97mm. Interestingly, the fall months experienced the highest level of rainfall, varying between 103mm and 124mm, while May had the lowest rainfall, at just 55mm. When it comes to sunshine hours, February, March and October each recorded an average of 2.5 hours of sunshine per day. Throughout the months of January, December and November, only around 1.5 hours of the sunshine were recorded. By contrast, summer months, had the highest number of sunshine hours, ranging from 4.8 to 5.6 hours per day.