Explain and give reasons why your rainfall and temperature plots of Port Moresby show this/these pattern(s)? Explain why the Northern part of the country is generally wetter that the southern part?

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Explain and give reasons why your rainfall and temperature plots of Port Moresby show this/these pattern(s)? Explain why the Northern part of the country is generally wetter that the southern part?

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Table 1.1: Annual Weather Averages in Port Moresby (2005-2015)
Average Rainfall
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Average
Temperature
28 °C
28 °C
28 °C
28 °C
27 °C
27 °C
26 °C
26 °C
27 °C
28 °C
28 °C
28 °C
206.0 mm
190.4 mm
196.8 mm
162.5 mm
147.0 mm
124.8 mm
107.9 mm
91.1 mm
111.3 mm
114.2 mm
154.1 mm
198.1 mm
Wind
11 km/h
11 km/h
11 km/h
9 km/h
11 km/h
12 km/h
14 km/h
15 km/h
14 km/h
13 km/h
10 km/h
10 km/h
Humidity
78%
77%
78%
80%
79%
81%
78%
76%
76%
75%
76%
76%
Transcribed Image Text:Time Table 1.1: Annual Weather Averages in Port Moresby (2005-2015) Average Rainfall January February March April May June July August September October November December Average Temperature 28 °C 28 °C 28 °C 28 °C 27 °C 27 °C 26 °C 26 °C 27 °C 28 °C 28 °C 28 °C 206.0 mm 190.4 mm 196.8 mm 162.5 mm 147.0 mm 124.8 mm 107.9 mm 91.1 mm 111.3 mm 114.2 mm 154.1 mm 198.1 mm Wind 11 km/h 11 km/h 11 km/h 9 km/h 11 km/h 12 km/h 14 km/h 15 km/h 14 km/h 13 km/h 10 km/h 10 km/h Humidity 78% 77% 78% 80% 79% 81% 78% 76% 76% 75% 76% 76%
Temperature (°C)
28.5
28
27.5
27
26.5
26
25.5
25
January
Average annual weather in Port Morseby (2005-2015))
February
march
April
may
June
July
Months
Average temperature
157812
October
September
Average rainfall
November
December
250
200
150
100
50
0
Precipitation (mm)
Transcribed Image Text:Temperature (°C) 28.5 28 27.5 27 26.5 26 25.5 25 January Average annual weather in Port Morseby (2005-2015)) February march April may June July Months Average temperature 157812 October September Average rainfall November December 250 200 150 100 50 0 Precipitation (mm)
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