Weather & Climate

climate

weather

Rain shadow effect

weather

climate

rain shadow effect

Both do not change

both describe the conditions of an area

both describe the length of a season

both are easy to predict

weather can change but climate cannot

climate can change but weather cannot

climate describe long-term conditions and weather describes short-term conditions

Climate describes the long term conditions of a region

Climate describes the day-to-day conditions of a region

Climate can change over long periods of time

higher elevations are warmer that lower elevations

higher elevations have more precipitation than lower elevations

higher elevations are colder than elevations

higher latitudes have more precipitation than lower latitudes

Lower latitudes are warmer than higher latitudes

mountain ranges

large bodies of water

wind pattern

a region that receives high precipitation due to a mountain

a region that receives low precipitation due to a mountain

a region that receives low precipitation due to ocean current

windward

ocean

summit

leeward