What is the difference of weather and climate??
2006-09-06 16:30:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Weather
1 the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
2.a strong wind or storm or strong winds and storms collectively: We've had some real weather this spring.
Climate
1.the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
2.a region or area characterized by a given climate: to move to a warm climate.
2006-09-06 16:37:44 · answer #1 · answered by Jimdog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weather is an all-encompassing term used to describe all of the many and varied phenomena that can occur in the atmosphere of a planet. The term is normally taken to mean the activity of these phenomena over short periods of time, usually no more than a few days in length. Average atmospheric conditions over significantly longer periods are known as climate. Usage of the two terms often overlaps and the concepts are obviously very closely related.
The climate (from ancient Greek: κλίμα, "clime") is commonly considered to be the weather averaged over a long period of time, typically 30 years. Somewhat more precisely, the concept of "climate" also includes the statistics of the weather — such as the degree of day-to-day or year-to-year variation expected. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) glossary definition is:
Climate in a narrow sense is usually defined as the “average weather”, or more rigorously, as the statistical description in terms of the mean and variability of relevant quantities over a period of time ranging from months to thousands or millions of years. The classical period is 30 years, as defined by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). These quantities are most often surface variables such as temperature, precipitation, and wind. Climate in a wider sense is the state, including a statistical description, of the climate system
2006-09-06 23:41:47 · answer #2 · answered by wildeve h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
weather is the daily temperature and conditions, eg it is raining today would be statement about the weather. Climate is about general overall weather patterns over longer periods of time. Climate is defined mostly by altitude and how far away from the equator you are.
2006-09-06 23:37:49 · answer #3 · answered by cehelp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weather is a temporary condition and it changes almost every day! Climate is a condition which lasts for a long time!
2006-09-07 04:20:30 · answer #4 · answered by baby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe weather means the current conditions and climate is the average weather
2006-09-06 23:36:06 · answer #5 · answered by dawn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
weather is temporary and always changing...climate is long term patterns
2006-09-06 23:35:51 · answer #6 · answered by moondancer629 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weather is everyday. For example, today is very warm.
Climate is throughout. For example, this country is humid. It means the country is humid all year round.
2006-09-06 23:37:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋