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The concept of weather and climate

Weather refers to the situation in a short time, and climate refers to the weather conditions for many years.

Weather refers to the specific situation of the near-surface atmosphere in a short time, which is constantly changing, including overcast, sunny, rainy, snowy, cold, warm, dry, wet, foggy, frosty and lightning. Climate refers to the average weather situation in a place for many years, which is reflected by the characteristic values of climate elements such as temperature, precipitation, wind, sunshine and humidity recorded by meteorological observation equipment. Climate is the statistical value of the long-term average weather state.