Question
Differentiate between weather and climate.
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Answer
Weather describes the condition of the atmosphere. It might be sunny, hot, windy or cloudy, raining or snowing. The weather depends on the temperature, precipitation, humidity and atmospheric pressure of the part of atmosphere (air) closest to the surface of the earth. The weather is constantly changing as temperature and humidity change in the atmosphere. Climate is the average weather conditions - temperature, pressure, precipitation and humidity expected for a certain place. Climate is based on the average weather experienced over $30$ years or more.
Temperature, air pressure, wind speed, humidity and rainfall are the essential elements determining weather of a place.
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Climate
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Weather
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Definition:
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Describes the average conditions expected at a specific place at a given time.
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Describes the atmospheric conditions at a specific place at a specific point in time.
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Components:
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Climate may include precipitation, temperature, humidity, sunshine, and wind velocity, phenomena such as fog, frost, and hail storms over a long period of time.
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Weather includes sunshine, rain, cloud cover, winds, hail, snow, sleet, freezing rain, flooding, blizzards, ice storms, thunderstorms, steady rains from a cold front or warm front, excessive heat, heat waves and more.
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Forecast:
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By aggregates of weather statistics over periods of $30$ years.
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By collecting meteorological data, like air temperature, pressure, humidity, solar radiation, wind speeds and direction etc.
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