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The difference between weather and climate

Difference 1. Different definitions:

Weather:

1, various meteorological changes in the atmosphere in a certain area for a certain period of time, such as temperature, humidity, air pressure, precipitation, wind, clouds, etc.

2, refers to the time; Time.

Climate:

1, the general meteorological situation in a certain area after years of observation. It is related to airflow, latitude, altitude and topography.

2. Metaphor trends or situations.

Difference two. Different usage:

Weather:? Weather is the general name of atmospheric conditions (such as cold and warm, wind and rain, dry and wet, sunny and so on). ) and its changes in a short time in a certain area. ?

Climate: Climate is the average or statistical state of meteorological elements and weather phenomena for a long time, and the time scale is months, seasons, years, years to hundreds of years.

Extended data

Synonym for weather:

1, weather? 【q Xiang】?

Explanation: the state and phenomena of the atmosphere, such as wind, lightning, thunder, frost, snow, etc.

Quote:? Yao's Li Zicheng, Volume 1, Chapter 14: "No mountain does not show the flat ground ... (Breaking the king) is the weather that hits the mountains."

2. What's the weather like? [ tiān sè ]?

Explanation: The color of the sky refers to the change of time and weather.

Quote: Zhou Libo's Great Changes in the Countryside Part I: "It's getting late ... I don't want to accompany you."

Second, the synonym of climate:

Temperature? [qìwīn]?

Explanation: The temperature of the air. The temperature is directly determined by solar radiation and solar height, and is also affected by conditions such as airflow, cloud cover and topography.