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. That’s the weather.Ĭlimate is the average of that weather. 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.

Think about it this way: Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get. There is, however, still a lot of confusion over the difference between the two. And climate change is certainly a “hot” topic in the news. Most of us check the local weather forecast to plan our days. The following table shows how we usually use articles with countable and uncountable nouns, but see EnglishClub Tip below for more about this.We hear about weather and climate all of the time. What is the difference between He said to us, 'Please dont wait for me if I am late. This can happen with all nouns (but normally not singular countable nouns): dogs, eggs, hot meals, music, red wine What is the difference between I’d like to take a look at that too and I’d like to take a look at. It is sometimes also possible to have no article at all-the so-called ZERO article. Notice that we use the indefinite article a/an ONLY with singular countable nouns: a dog, an egg, a very big man, an extremely delicious mealīy contrast, we can use the definite article the with ALL nouns: the dog, the eggs, the big men, the music, the food, the red wine He said: 'Do you think the shop will accept a cheque? I don't have a credit card.' Articles with Countable and Uncountable Nouns She asked the man if he could buy the dress for her. The woman saw a dress that she liked in a shop. This little story should help you understand the difference between a/an and the:Ī man and a woman were walking in Oxford Street. Weather is what you see outside on any particular day.