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Climate vs. Weather
Climate: Average weather conditions for an area over a long period of time.
Weather: condition of the atmosphere at any given time
What effects Climate?
Solar Energy/Intensity Global Wind Patterns Ocean Currents Topography
Solar Intensity—Why is it winter November through March?
Global Circulation Patterns
Oceans Convection
currents Cold water (sinks
or rises)?? Density of water?
Wind
Ocean Currents– take a look at the south-bound California current. What does this do for the weather of CA and UT?
Topography
Mountains=Rain shadow effect Ex. Sierra Nevada mountains run north to
south. West to East movement of storms (why?)
1. The summers here are warm and sometimes humid.
2. Cumulus clouds presently cover the entire sky. 3. Our lowest temperature last winter was -29°C. 4. The air temperature outside is 22°C. 5. December is our foggiest month. 6. The highest temperature in Chicago was 105
degrees as recorded on July 24, 1934. 7. Snow is falling at the rate of 5 cm per hour.
8. Autumn in Chicago is mild enough to still go to the beach.
9. The average temperature for the month of January in Chicago is 29 degrees.
10. There was a heat wave this summer. 11. It is supposed to rain tomorrow. 12. That region has rain from August through
June. 13. It hardly ever snows in Florida. 14. The sky is clear and sunny, but it’s cold out.