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Separate Weather from Climate Descriptions - Practice 2

Weather describes conditions over a short time.

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Weather describes conditions over a short time. Climate describes patterns over many years. One unusually wet day does not establish the long-term pattern. All example reports below are fictional.

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Rain at noon describes weather. The pattern of winter rainfall over 30 years describes climate.

Rain at noon describes weather. The pattern of winter rainfall over 30 years describes climate.
Rain at noon describes weather. The pattern of winter rainfall over 30 years describes climate.
Question 1 Report: snow fell yesterday.
Question 2 Report: over several decades this region has a wet season.
Question 3 Report: clouds cover the sky this afternoon.
Question 4 Report: 30-year monthly averages show a warm summer season.
Question 5 Report: a storm passed last night.