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There is little difference between weather and climate. Are both concepts reflecting atmospheric conditions?

Weather refers to the ever-changing atmospheric state, which is not only the atmospheric state in a certain time and space, but also the continuous change of atmospheric state in a certain time interval. So it can be understood as a general term for weather phenomena and weather processes. 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, snow, frost, lightning, hail, etc.). ) in an instant. Weather process is the process of weather phenomena changing with time in a certain area.

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. 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. The formation of climate is mainly caused by the change of heat.

So they are different.

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