key terms climate climatologist latitude weather
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Key TermsClimate
Climatologist
Latitude
Weather
Climate is the long-term (usually at least 30 years) weather average for a particular area. Like weather, it is described by temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind and other conditions.
The climate of the Arctic, for example, could be described as cold with little precipitation; the summer climate in Florida is very humid; and the northeastern United States often has heavy winter snowstorms.
Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.
Conversions: 1 inch = 2.54cm
Polar < 10°C Mostly belowfreezing (0°C)
Very little; usuallyfalls as snow
Long cold winters
Climate Graphfor Place
Climate Reasoning Graph based ondata from
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Hilo, HI
Phoenix, AZ
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN