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What's the difference between weather and climate?

The difference between weather and climate: weather refers to the comprehensive situation that affects the instantaneous meteorological characteristics of human activities. For example, we can say: "The weather is fine today" and "The weather was bad yesterday". Climate refers to the characteristics of meteorological conditions of the whole earth or a certain area in a year or a period. For example, Kunming has four seasons like spring; Beijing is hot in midsummer and cold in winter.