Weather Vs Climate

When talking about climate change, it’s important to understand that weather and climate are 2 different things.

Weather is the short term state of the atmosphere, for example one moment it’s raining, another moment it’s sunny

Climate is the long term state of the atmosphere in a particular region and the average weather pattern for that region.

For example, The UK is classed as a “temperate oceanic climate” which generally means cool summers (relative to latitude) and cool but not cold winters, with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes of temperature.

Climate change is upsetting this climate, with more extreme weather and temperatures.