Which statement is an example of climate rather than weather?

Which statement is an example of climate rather than weather?

• A. The 30-year average temperature for a city
• B. The rainstorm today
• C. The temperature tomorrow
• D. The humidity this afternoon

Answer: (C)

Climate describes the typical conditions in a place over long periods, usually shown as averages or patterns across decades. Weather is the day-to-day state of the atmosphere, including events and short-term changes. The statement about the 30-year average temperature for a city captures long-term patterns and is therefore climate. The other statements describe short-term conditions: a rainstorm today is weather, the temperature tomorrow is weather, and the humidity this afternoon is weather. So climate is about long-term averages, while weather reflects what's happening now or in the near future.

Climate describes the typical conditions in a place over long periods, usually shown as averages or patterns across decades. Weather is the day-to-day state of the atmosphere, including events and short-term changes. The statement about the 30-year average temperature for a city captures long-term patterns and is therefore climate. The other statements describe short-term conditions: a rainstorm today is weather, the temperature tomorrow is weather, and the humidity this afternoon is weather. So climate is about long-term averages, while weather reflects what's happening now or in the near future.