Climate

Climate is the long-term statistical behavior of the atmosphere and related Earth system variables, including temperature, precipitation, wind, humidity, and circulation patterns.

Key perspective

• Weather describes short-term atmospheric states.
• Climate describes distributions, variability, and trends across longer periods.

In this garden

Climate concepts are used across regional modeling, urban climate analysis, and ocean-atmosphere interaction notes.

See also: Regional climate modeling, urban climate, Precipitation, Temperature inversion