The graph and table below show the average monthly temperatures and the average number of hours of sunshine per year in three major cities. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph compares the average monthly

temperatures

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in

London

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, New

York

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and

Sydney

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over the course of a

year

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,

while

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the table shows the total annual

hours

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of

sunshine

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in the three cities.

Overall

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,

London

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and New

York

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follow a similar seasonal pattern, with

temperatures

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rising from the beginning of the

year

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to a peak in midsummer before falling again.

By contrast

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,

Sydney

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experiences the opposite trend, with its warmest weather occurring at the beginning and end of the

year

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.

In addition

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, New

York

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records the greatest number of annual

sunshine

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hours

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,

whereas

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London

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has the lowest. In

London

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, the average temperature increases steadily from about 7

°C

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in January to approximately 23

°C

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in July before gradually declining to around 8

°C

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by December. New

York

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follows a similar pattern but experiences a much greater variation, with

temperatures

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rising from roughly 5

°C

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in January to a peak of around 30

°C

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in July, before falling back to about 5

°C

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at the end

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of the

year

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.

Sydney

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displays the reverse pattern.

Temperatures

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begin at approximately 26

°C

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in January, decline steadily to around 16

°C

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in July, and

then

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rise again to about 25

°C

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in December. Regarding

sunshine

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, New

York

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records the highest annual total at 2,535

hours

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, followed closely by

Sydney

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with 2,473

hours

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,

while

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London

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receives considerably fewer

hours

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of

sunshine

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at 1,180.