2. Key Terms Climate Climatologist Latitude Weather

3. Climate is the long-term (usually at least 30 years) weather average for a particular area. Like weather, it is described by temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind and other conditions. The climate of the Arctic, for example, could be described as cold with little precipitation; the summer climate in Florida is very humid; and the northeastern United States often has heavy winter snowstorms. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.

6. Conversions: 1 inch = 2.54cm

7. Polar< 10°C Mostly below freezing (0°C) Very little; usually falls as snow Long cold winters

13. Climate Graph for Place ClimateReasoningGraph based on data from A B C

14. Hilo, HI

15. Phoenix, AZ

16. Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN