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Purpose

Used to create climate charts, with average monthly minimum and maximum temperatures. Climate charts provide an overview of the climate in a particular place.

The letters in the top row stand for months: January, February, etc. The bars and numbers convey the following information: The blue bars represent the amount of precipitation (rain, snow etc.) that falls in each month. The blue numbers are the amount of precipitation in millimeters or liters per square meter. The red numbers are the average daily high and low temperatures for each month, and the red bars represent the average daily temperature span for each month. The thin red line is 0 °C, the point of freezing, for orientation.

Usage

argument 1

Appears in the heading

arguments 2-37

The data. Think of it as 12 rows, one for each month, with 3 columns for minimum temperature, maximum temperature and precipitation.

float

left, right or none.

clear

left, right, both or none.

source

Supply the source of your data

Examples

Weather chart for Tokyo
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
49   10 2	60   10 2	114   13 5	130   18 11	128   22 15	165   25 19	161   29 23	155   31 24	209   27 21	163   22 15	93   17 10	40   12 5
temperatures in °C precipitation totals in mm source:
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     1.9   50 36     2.4   50 36     4.5   55 41     5.1   64 52     5   72 59     6.5   77 66     6.3   84 73     6.1   88 75     8.2   81 70     6.4   72 59     3.7   63 50     1.6   54 41 temperatures in °F precipitation totals in inches

Weather chart for Labuan
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
112   30 24	117   30 24	150   31 24	297   32 24	345   32 24	351   31 24	318   31 25	297   31 24	417   31 24	465   31 24	419   31 24	285   30 24
temperatures in °C precipitation totals in mm
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     4.4   86 75     4.6   86 75     5.9   88 75     12   90 75     14   90 75     14   88 75     13   88 77     12   88 75     16   88 75     18   88 75     16   88 75     11   86 75 temperatures in °F precipitation totals in inches

Weather chart for Cuzco
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
163   20 7	150   21 7	109   21 7	51   22 4	15   21 2	5   21 1	5   21 -1	10   21 1	25   22 4	66   22 6	76   23 6	137   22 7
temperatures in °C precipitation totals in mm
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     6.4   68 45     5.9   70 45     4.3   70 45     2   72 39     0.6   70 36     0.2   70 34     0.2   70 30     0.4   70 34     1   72 39     2.6   72 43     3   73 43     5.4   72 45 temperatures in °F precipitation totals in inches

As we can see from the chart, Tokyo has a temperate climate with warm summers and fairly cold winters. It lies in the northern hemisphere, so the temperatures peak in July and August. The temperature in Labuan, which lies in the tropics, hardly changes through the year. Instead of summers and winters, there is a dry season in the beginning of the year, followed by a wet season with a lot of rain. Cuzco, which also lies near the equator, but at high altitude, is much dryer. Like in Labuan, the daily high temperature barely changes through the year, but because of the altitude, nights are much colder than days, especially in the dry months from May to August.

Units

In articles where SI units (°C, mm) are preferred, input the data in those units. This is the default state - no further parameters are needed. In articles where imperial units (°F, inches) are preferred, input data in those units and specify the parameter units=imperial (see below). This parameter must be used so that the units are labeled correctly and so the conversion is done properly.

Imperial units

Weather chart for Anchorage
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
0.7   22 9	0.7   26 12	0.7   34 18	0.5   44 29	0.7   55 39	1.1   62 47	1.7   65 52	2.9   63 49	2.9   55 41	2.1   40 28	1.1   28 16	1.1   24 11
temperatures in °F precipitation totals in inches
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     17   -6 -13     19   -3 -11     17   1 -8     13   7 -2     18   13 4     27   17 8     43   18 11     74   17 9     73   13 5     53   4 -2     28   -2 -9     27   -4 -12 temperatures in °C • precipitation totals in mm

{{climate chart|[[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]]
|9|22|.68
|12|26|.74
|18|34|.65
|29|44|.52
|39|55|.7
|47|62|1.06
|52|65|1.7
|49|63|2.93
|41|55|2.87
|28|40|2.09
|16|28|1.09
|11|24|1.05
|float=right
|clear=both
|units=imperial
}}

Position

Float: right

Weather chart for Amsterdam
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
63   5 1	43   6 0	59   9 2	41   12 4	48   17 8	68   20 10	66   21 13	61   22 12	82   18 10	85   14 7	89   9 4	75   7 2
temperatures in °C precipitation totals in mm
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     2.5   41 34     1.7   43 32     2.3   48 36     1.6   54 39     1.9   63 46     2.7   68 50     2.6   70 55     2.4   72 54     3.2   64 50     3.3   57 45     3.5   48 39     3   45 36 temperatures in °F precipitation totals in inches

{{climate chart|[[Amsterdam]]
|1|5|62
|0|6|43
|2|9|59
|4|12|41
|8|17|48
|10|20|68
|13|21|66
|12|22|61
|10|18|82
|7|14|85
|4|9|89
|2|7|75
|float=right
|clear=both
}}

Float: left

Weather chart for Buenos Aires
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
79   29 17	71   28 17	109   26 16	89   22 12	76   18 8	61   14 5	56   14 6	61   16 6	79   18 8	86   21 10	84   24 13	99   28 16
temperatures in °C precipitation totals in mm source: BBC Weather
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     3.1   84 63     2.8   82 63     4.3   79 61     3.5   72 54     3   64 46     2.4   57 41     2.2   57 43     2.4   61 43     3.1   64 46     3.4   70 50     3.3   75 55     3.9   82 61 temperatures in °F precipitation totals in inches

{{climate chart|[[Buenos Aires]]
|17|29|79
|17|28|71
|16|26|109
|12|22|89
|8|18|76
|5|14|61
|6|14|56
|6|16|61
|8|18|79
|10|21|86
|13|24|84
|16|28|99
|float=left
|source=[http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ BBC Weather]
}}

Non-float

Weather chart for Cuzco
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
163   20 7	150   21 7	109   21 7	51   22 4	15   21 2	5   21 1	5   21 -1	10   21 1	25   22 4	66   22 6	76   23 6	137   22 7
temperatures in °C precipitation totals in mm
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     6.4   68 45     5.9   70 45     4.3   70 45     2   72 39     0.6   70 36     0.2   70 34     0.2   70 30     0.4   70 34     1   72 39     2.6   72 43     3   73 43     5.4   72 45 temperatures in °F precipitation totals in inches

{{climate chart|[[Cuzco]]
|7|20|163
|7|21|150
|7|21|109
|4|22|51
|2|21|15
|1|21|5
|-1|21|5
|1|21|10
|4|22|25
|6|22|66
|6|23|76
|7|22|137
}}