Not all chart.js options will apply to the ui-chart node. The ui-chart node dynamically builds the x and y axis'. for example if you have a value of 19, the y-axis will begin at 0, but if your lowest entry is 20, the y-axis will start at 20. If you go into your sample flow and change a valaue to 19, you will see the change.
For your x-axis starting with a ' ',
will push Jan
over on the x-axis giving you space.
You can create graphs using chart.js with a ui-template
node (here is an example creating a bubble chart using chart.js: EXAMPLE: How to create a Bubble chart (can be used as basis for scatter plot too) (flow) - Node-RED) or use the node-red-contrib-chartjs node (I have no experience with it)
Here is your flow with the added " " and a data of 0
added.
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