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Ten (10) difference between weather and climate

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  Weather: Weather can be defined as the physical condition or state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place. Climate: Climate is defined as generalized or average condition of weather of a place or region. Or Climate: It is a composite or generalized of the variety of day to day weather conditions. Difference between weather and climate Sr No Weather Climate 1 Instantaneous physical state of atmosphere at particular place. Normal physical state or generated condition of atmosphere or long term average condition of a place. 2 Weather changes refer to specific instant of time( day or week) It is generalized over a longer span of time and for a longer area. 3 It is expressed in terms of numerical values of meteorological elements. It is expressed in terms of time averages and area averages of meteorological elements. 4 Weather is measured in observatory. So the observatory must at a place for which weather is to be described. This is deriv...