To read more climate and climate change coverage published by the Cobb County Courier, please follow this link Climate, however, is the average of weather over time and space.” In most places, weather can change from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day, and season-to-season. “So when we are talking about climate change, we are talking about changes in long-term averages of daily weather. If you’ve ever heard your local weather person say “today we hit a record high for this day,” she is talking about climate records. The climate record also includes extreme values such as record high temperatures or record amounts of rainfall. For example, you can expect snow in the Northeast in January or for it to be hot and humid in the Southeast in July. So, for example, it may be 75° degrees and sunny or it could be 20° degrees with heavy snow. “Weather is what you see outside on any particular day. In an article entitled What is the Difference between Climate and Weather?, the National Ocean Service describes the difference as follows: The NWS climate summary for metro Atlanta has now been updated with November figures. What was the climate like in the latest reporting period? West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Sunday NightĪ 30 percent chance of showers before 8 p.m. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 3 p.m, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. TonightĪ 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 a.m. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
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