Weather or Climate?

Define Weather ?

• It is what the air is like outside at a certain time or place. Example, sunny; rainy; windy.

• It is what happens when a caterpillar becomes a butterfly.

Define Climate?

• Weather averaged over a long period of time

• Weather averaged over a short period of time

Phoenix, Arizona has extremely hot summers.

• Weather

• Climate

Today is much colder than yesterday!

• Weather

• Climate

We got 3 inches of rain yesterday.

• Weather

• Climate

Antarctica always has frigid(very cold) temperatures.

• Weather

• Climate

Over the past 30 years, May has been the rainiest month.

• Weather

• Climate

The meteorlogist said that it will be hot and sunny this weekend.

• Weather

• Climate

It is overcast and dark today in Boston.

• Weather

• Climate

Chicago received more snow this decade(ten years) than in past decades(ten years).

• Weather

• Climate