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What is climate? The branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather. What happens day-to-day, such as rain, snow, lightning, and temperature. The pattern of weather over time. The study of the physical earth, and the way it affects human, plant, and animal life.

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Answer:Climate is the average weather in a given area over a longer period of time. A description of a climate includes information on, e.g. the average temperature in different seasons, rainfall, and sunshine. Also a description of the (chance of) extremes is often included.

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The pattern of weather over time.

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Climate is the long-term weather pattern in an area, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years.

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