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Question
Distinguish between
Weather and Climate
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Solution
| Sr. No. | Weather | Climate |
| 1. |
State of the atmosphere of a place at a given point of time. |
Accumulation of daily and seasonal weather events of a given location over a period of time. |
| 2. |
Weather changes occur daily. |
It is an average of weather condition over a period of 30-35 years. |
| 3. |
Temperature, wind pressure, humidity duration of sunlight and rainfall decides the weather. |
Climate of a place is determined by Latitude, altitude, distance from the seas, relief features etc. |
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