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Do you know the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere "behaves" over relatively long periods of time.
Weather is the day to day condition of the atmosphere. This includes temperature, rainfall and wind.
Weather is the mix of events that happen each day in our atmosphere including temperature, rainfall and humidity. Weather is not the same everywhere. Perhaps it is hot, dry and sunny today where you live, but in other parts of the world it is cloudy, raining or even snowing. Everyday, weather events are recorded and predicted by meteorologists worldwide.
Climate is the average weather conditions of a place, usually measured over one year. This includes temperature and rainfall.
Climate is the average weather pattern in a place over many years. So, the climate of Antarctica is quite different than the climate of a tropical island. Hot summer days are quite typical of climates in many regions of the world, even without the effects of global warming.
http://www.eo.ucar.edu/basics/
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/noaa-n/climate/climate_weather.html
Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere "behaves" over relatively long periods of time.
Weather is the day to day condition of the atmosphere. This includes temperature, rainfall and wind.
Weather is the mix of events that happen each day in our atmosphere including temperature, rainfall and humidity. Weather is not the same everywhere. Perhaps it is hot, dry and sunny today where you live, but in other parts of the world it is cloudy, raining or even snowing. Everyday, weather events are recorded and predicted by meteorologists worldwide.
Climate is the average weather conditions of a place, usually measured over one year. This includes temperature and rainfall.
Climate is the average weather pattern in a place over many years. So, the climate of Antarctica is quite different than the climate of a tropical island. Hot summer days are quite typical of climates in many regions of the world, even without the effects of global warming.
http://www.eo.ucar.edu/basics/
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/noaa-n/climate/climate_weather.html