1. Climate Verses Weather
Is there a difference?

2. Climate Vs. Weather Climate Long-term weather patterns of an area
Current state of the troposphere
Short term variations

3. Climatology
The study of Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climatic changes

4. Normals Standard values for a location
Average values over a long period of time

5. What Causes Different Climates?
Topography
Coastal Regions, areas near water, are warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer
Latitude

6. Arctic Circle Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
66.5° N
23.5° N
23.5° S
66.5° S 0°

7. Polar
Temperate
Tropics
Tropics
Temperate
Polar

8. Climate Regions Tropics Temperate Polar
Most solar radiation, generally warm
Between Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer
Temperate
Between 23.5 and 66.5 North and South
Mild temperatures
Polar
66.5 North and South to the Poles
Cold Temperatures

9. Koeppen Classification System
Classified based on temperature and amount of precipitation
Tropical
Dry
Mild
Continental
Polar