Band 6+: Writing Task 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The bar chart below shows the average rainfall for Australia by month for last year. The line shows the average rainfall for Australia by month for the last 40 years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar graph depicts the average precipitation of each month in the last year with a line graph illustrating Australia’s average monthly precipitation rates for the last 40 years. Overall, last year’s precipitation falls in line with the 40-year averages, with major deviations occuring only in certain months.

Throughout the year, maximum rainfall is reported in January and March in both the bar and line graph, at a little over 60 millimetres. Unsurprisingly, the rainfall which occurs in the months between January and March account for more than 60% of the annual rainfall of Australia. The winter months of the year (November and December) also contribute to about 20% of the country’s rainfall with 40 millimetres of precipitation occuring in each month.

The nation’s least rainfall for the last year, in the month of October, however, fell short of the 40-year-average by about 20 millimetres. The country’s annual total rainfall is also in cohesion with the average total rainfall calculated over the last 40 years.