1. Climatevs. Weather  Climate: Average weather conditions for an area over a long period of time.  Weather: condition of the atmosphere at any given time

2. What effects Climate?  Solar Energy/Intensity  Global Wind Patterns  Ocean Currents  Topography

3. Solar Intensity—Why is it winter November through March?

4. Global Circulation Patterns  Oceans  Convection currents Cold water (sinks or rises)?? Density of water?  Wind

5. Ocean Currents– take a look at the south-bound California current. What does this do for the weather of CA and UT?

6. Topography  Mountains=Rain shadow effect  Ex. Sierra Nevada mountains run north to south.  West to East movement of storms (why?)

8.  1. The summers here are warm and sometimes humid.  2. Cumulus clouds presently cover the entire sky.  3. Our lowest temperature last winter was -29°C.  4. The air temperature outside is 22°C.  5. December is our foggiest month.  6. The highest temperature in Chicago was 105 degrees as recorded on July 24, 1934.  7. Snow is falling at the rate of 5 cm per hour.

9.  8. Autumn in Chicago is mild enough to still go to the beach.  9. The average temperature for the month of January in Chicago is 29 degrees.  10. There was a heat wave this summer.  11. It is supposed to rain tomorrow.  12. That region has rain from August through June.  13. It hardly ever snows in Florida.  14. The sky is clear and sunny, but it’s cold out.