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the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

• Climate

• Microclimate

• Macroclimate

• Mesoclimate

the general condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place, with regard to the temperature, moisture, cloudiness, etc.

• Climate

• Weather

• Macroclimate

• Mesoclimate

Defines as the climate of a region. Most of the time this describes the general climate pattern from a recording station. Its scale is from tens of miles to hundreds of miles.

• Microclimate

• Weather

• Macroclimate

• Mesoclimate

Climate of a site as influenced by elevation, aspect, slope or distances from large bodies of water. Its scale extends from tens of yards to miles depending on the consistency in topography.

• Microclimate

• Climate

• Macroclimate

• Mesoclimate

the smallest scale of climate. Its scale is from tens of yards to millimeters.

• Microclimate

• Climate

• Macroclimate

• Mesoclimate

In this hot and humid zone, the average temperatures are greater than 64°F (18°C) year-round and there is more than 59 inches of precipitation each year.

• Tropical

• Dry

• Moderate

• Continental

• Polar & Alpine

These climate zones are so dry because moisture is rapidly evaporated from the air and there is very little precipitation.

• Tropical

• Dry

• Moderate

• Continental

• Polar & Alpine

In this zone, there are typically warm and humid summers with thunderstorms and mild winters.

• Tropical

• Dry

• Moderate

• Continental

• Polar & Alpine

These regions have warm to cool summers and very cold winters. In the winter, this zone can experience snowstorms, strong winds, and very cold temperatures—sometimes falling below -22°F (-30°C)!

• Tropical

• Dry

• Moderate

• Continental

• Polar & Alpine

In these zones, it’s extremely cold. Even in summer, the temperatures here never go higher than 50°F (10°C)!

• Tropical

• Dry

• Moderate

• Continental

• Polar & Alpine