The Czech Republic's climate. The Czech Republic lies in a temperate climate zone with pleasantly mild summers and winters with only moderate amounts of precipitation. The average annual temperature ranges from 5.5C (42F ) to 10C (50F ), but temperatures are lower in the mountains.
Linear vs logarithmic scales. 1  Human hearing is better measured on a logarithmic scale than a linear scale. 2  On a linear scale, a change between two values is perceived on the basis of the difference between the values.  On a logarithmic scale, a change between two values is perceived on the basis of the ratio of the two values.
Often the reason for the use of log scales is that the graph's author wishes to display effects of vastly different scales on the same axis. Without log scales, comparing quantities such as 10^3 versus 10^9 becomes impractical from a visual perspective.