What are the elements of Climate?

Question

I was doing another homeschool lesson this appeared i tried Rain,Fog,Hail.etc....it was wrong...someone help please

Answer 1

Climate is defined as the average weather over 30 years or more (although in practice you need at least 100 years of data averaged in 30 year segments to get an accurate picture). Or simply: the average weather over longer periods of time.

Climate zones ARE characterized by the amount of precipitation and temperature, again the averages of these. Soil type is often an indicator of the climate in an area as well. I'm not sure why your parents or homeschool teacher told you rain and hail were incorrect as they are both forms of precipitation.

Fog (and I guess you could include hail since it's only present in severe storms or updrafts) are both weather since they change on a daily basis.

Answer 2

Climate is an accumulation of weather data over a period of time. It take years of data to determine climate. Yearly rainfall, average summer high temps, average winter low temps, average sunny days, etc. All are determined by collected weather data over a long period of time and collectively they produce the climate.