What's the difference between weather and climate?

The difference between weather and climate is that time and concept are different.

1, the length of time varies.

The weather is short-lived, changing in days, hours, etc. The climate cycle is long, usually 30 years or longer, and it is a predictable average weather over a period of time. Weather refers to the specific state of the atmosphere near the surface in a short time; Climate refers to the multi-year average of an area's atmosphere.

2. Different concepts

Weather phenomenon refers to various natural phenomena in the atmosphere, that is, the comprehensive expression of the spatial distribution of various meteorological elements in the atmosphere (such as temperature, pressure, humidity, wind, clouds, fog, rain, flash, snow, frost, thunder, hail, haze, etc.). ) in an instant. Climate is a long-term average state of atmospheric physical characteristics, which is different from weather and has certain stability. According to the regulations of the World Meteorological Organization, a standard climate calculation time is 30 years. Climate is measured by the characteristics of cold, warm, dry and wet, and is usually characterized by the average value and deviation value of a certain period.