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Maths at work 4 – Using tables

Use the information contained in the table below to answer the questions which follow.

Table - Monthly rainfall (mm)
	2003	2004	2005	Average
January	32	129	113	91.3
February	139	147	44	110.0
March	74	159	200	144.3
April	106	21	25	50.7
May	262	3	150	138.3
June	53	4	195	84.0
July	16	47	34	32.3
August	19	43	2	21.3
September	1	39	59	33.0
October	61	374	92	175.7
November	85	237	101	141.0
December	44	74	57	58.3
Year Total	892	1277	1072	1080.3

1. Which month received the lowest rainfall during the three year period recorded in the table?
   
   
2. Which month received the highest rainfall during the three year period recorded in the table?
   
   
3. Which was the driest two month period?
   
   
4. Which was the wettest two month period?
   
   
5. Which was the driest month, averaged over the three year period?
   
   
6. Which was the wettest year of the three year period shown?

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