Compare weather and Climate?
Weather deals with atmospheric conditions extending over a shorter period of time. Weather refers
to a particular place.
- Weather may be defined as the condition of atmosphere at a given place for a short period with regard to its elements like temperature, rainfall, pressure, humidity, sunshine, wind speed, cloudiness, etc. A little change in any one of the above elements may change the weather.
- Weather changes from day to day and even from hour to hour
- A bright and sunny day may change into a cloudy or a rainy day.
Weather has a close association with climate.
Climate gives an integrated picture of weather conditions
extending over a longer period of time
such as a season or a year.
- Climate refers to the atmospheric conditions extending over a large area.
- Finally, weather data are based on actual observations, the climatic data give an average of the weather conditions collected during a month, a season or a year.
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