The bar charts below show precipitation in hot desert climate grasslands in 1980 and 2000.

The given charts compare the amount of monthly

precipitation

in hot desert climate grasslands in two different years, 1980 and 2000. The measurements used in the charts are in millimetres.

Overall

, the

precipitation

fluctuated over the years for both periods given. Meanwhile, there was a huge decline in the average

precipitation

in 2000 compared to it

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in 1980. In general, the

precipitation

level was above 150mm in the first period. In the first two months, the

precipitation

level decreased.

However

, it peaked in March and began to decline in the

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subsequent months.

Then

, it reached the minimum turning point at just above 150

mm

in July before it started to increase gradually from August to December. Meanwhile, the highest

precipitation

in 2000 was only at 53

mm

which was approximately a third of the lowest in the previous period. It started at only 51

mm

in the first month and fell dramatically in the second month. Even though it reached the lowest level in March and April consecutively, it rose sharply in the following months and peaked in July and August at 53

mm

.

Finally

, it decreased gradually for the rest of the year.