Climate refers to long term atmospheric conditions; weather refers to short term conditions.
Climate describes the average conditions and
atmospheric patterns of a region over time. Weather and climate are both used
interchangeably but they differ in the length of time they are measure and how
specific trends affect them over specific periods.
Climate includes describing precipitation, temperature, and humidity for longer
periods; whereas, weather includes sunshine, rain, and thunderstorms. Usually
weather statistics used to learn about climate would range from 30 years of
observation while weather considers more the real-time measurements of events
like cloud cover or rain that one commonly sees in weather forecasts on the
television.
