Weather is the state of the atmosphere at any given time and place. Most of the weather and ecosystems takes place in the lower that affects people, agriculture, layer of the atmosphere. Familiar aspects of weather include temperature, precipitation, clouds, and wind that people experience throughout the course of a mask la day. Severe weather conditions include hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, and droughts, climate the long-term average of the weather in a given place. While the weather is can change in minutes or hours a change in climate is something that develops over longer periods of decades to centuries. Climate is defined not only by average temperature and precipitation also by the type, frequency, duration, and intensity of weather events suc1 as heat waves, cold spells, storms, floods, and droughts. While the concepts of climate and weather are often confused, it is important to understand the difference. For example, the eastern United States experienced a cold and snowy winter in 2014/2015, but this short-term regional weather phenomenon does not negate the long-term rise in national and global temperatures, sea level, or other climate indicators. It may be helpful to think about the difference between weather and climate with an analogy: weather influences what clothes you wear on a given day, while the climate where you live influences the entire wardrobe you buy