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Cli·mate

/ˈklīmət/

noun
- 1. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period: "our cold, wet climate" Similar weather patternweather conditionsweatheratmospheric conditions
- ▪ a region with particular prevailing weather conditions: "vacationing in a warm climate" Similar regionareazonecountryplaceliterary:clime
- ▪ the prevailing trend of public opinion or of another aspect of public life: "the current economic climate" Similar atmospheremoodtemperspiritfeelingfeelambienceauratenortendencyessenceethosattitudemilieuinformal:vibe(s)
Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French climat or late Latin clima, climat-, from Greek klima ‘slope, zone’, from klinein ‘to slope’. The term originally denoted a zone of the earth between two lines of latitude, then any region of the earth, and later, a region considered with reference to its atmospheric conditions. Compare with clime.
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Statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, precipitation, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods
Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorological variables that are commonly measured are temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, and precipitation. Wikipedia
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