Climate vs. Weather

atmospheric conditions

defines a large area or region

What climate zone is represented by YELLOW?

the way the atmosphere is behaving at any given time in a specific place

average temperature

the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area

Precipitation: rain, snow, sleet, hail

What climate zone is represented by RED?

short-term changes

some depend on latitude

Temperate

Tropical

native plant life

Flood

what you get each day or hour or minute

particular place

Thunder and Lightning

Highland

a pattern of weather

average precipitation

Blizzard

helps you decide the type of clothing you need to buy (raingear, warm jackets, sandals)

helps you decide what clothes to wear each day

what you expect

cloudy

What climate zone is represented by BROWN?

Temperature

Dry

5 major zones

long-term

looks at 30 years of data

Drought

What climate zone is represented by GREEN?

What climate zone is represented by PURPLE?

Polar

humidity (amount of moisture in the air)

wind speed

hurricane