2007-03-11 16:00:37 · 12 answers · asked by suga 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The difference between weather and climate is time. Climate is the average weather patterns over time. More specifically, climate is usually determined with at least 100 years of data, typically averaged in 30 year intervals.
The earth has different climate zones. http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/climate.htm
This website gives one scientist's climate zone breakup. Temperate is an example he uses.
http://www-class.unl.edu/geol101i/images/climate%20images/climate%20zones.gif
Here is a more general example.
Weather is over shorter periods of time such as today's weather is rainy or foggy.
A correction of an above post: climate is not constant. As the earth changes through glacial-interglacial cycles, the climate zones change. For instance, because of global warming many temperate and boreal forests are moving north (in America).
2007-03-11 17:11:55 · answer #1 · answered by existenz48162 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weather is what is going on for a short period of time. Climate is the weather common in a region.
Some examples:
The weather has been bad the past week.
The climate of Florida is generally warm and sunny.
2007-03-11 16:05:42 · answer #2 · answered by Gatsby 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Weather is the condition of a place landscape and climate is the season month of a particular country, because weather only tells during twenty four hours of a day about daily report and climate is measured by average temparture of each season (tropical, winter, summer... etc) for example, the country which live near to the equator will have a humid day with clouds, with the average of temperature between 20 degree and 30 degree celcius.
2007-03-11 16:33:17 · answer #3 · answered by Eve W 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Weather is the weather pattern at an area over a short period of time such as a thunderstorm. A climate is the weather climate of an area over a long period of time, usually more than 30 years such as the polar climate and tropical climate.
2007-03-11 16:11:23 · answer #4 · answered by Unazaki 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think climate is like the average weather over time. The climate in a place is always the same while the weather varies
2007-03-11 16:04:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Weather is the current conditions - like rain, snow or a nice balmy day.
Climate is more the the average of weather conditions. For example the midwest states are considered to have a temperate climate, as temperature ranges are not excessively hot or cold.
2007-03-11 16:04:41 · answer #6 · answered by sagegranny 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Weather is temporary however, climate is constant. Weather is like a short rain, climate is like a constant temperture or often occuring weather pattern such as rain in the rain forests
For example in the carribean it is sunny most of the time but it does rain.But it doesnt rain 24/7
2007-03-11 16:12:56 · answer #7 · answered by Tarek W 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Weather is the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
Ex. The weather today is cloudy and rainy.
Climate is the generalweather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
Ex. The climate of Texas (over the years) is hot and humid.
2007-03-11 16:06:55 · answer #8 · answered by Halley 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Weather is the current state of the atmosphere (ex. right now it is raining/snowing/sunny/cloudy/warm/cold/humid/etc)
Climate is the usual state of the atmosphere in a given area (ex the climate in Texas is very hot and humid)
2007-03-11 16:05:01 · answer #9 · answered by bananajcd 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Weather happens all over the world. Certain climates depend on location and altitude of particular places on earth.
OK?.......OK. Feel any smarter now? I hope so.
2007-03-11 17:49:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋