The Difference Between Climate and Weather

We’ve all heard the terms CLIMATE and WEATHER - but what is the difference between the two?
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Both terms are definitely related but in general, climate is what you can expect, and weather is what you get!
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When meteorologists are describing the weather, they are talking about short-term changes in the atmosphere. However, climatologists are the experts when it comes to what weather is like over a long period of time.
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So the main difference between the two is TIME. Weather can change in just minutes, but it can take months, years or decades for us to gather climate information. Studying the climate helps scientists determine patterns and trends on how our environment is changing.
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HOT Cars do NOT mix with kids and pets... here's why!

Now that it’s summer, remember to NEVER leave your pets or kids in the car unattended because it can get very HOT in your vehicle. Why does it get so much warmer in the car, 🚘 compared to the temperatures outside?
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☀️This all has to do with the greenhouse effect. The sun’s light energy passes through the glass of a vehicle. Some of this visible energy is reflected back outdoors.
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😎However, some of this energy is also absorbed by the inside of the car and then reradiated as heat. This heat cannot escape the car because automobile glass is not permeable to this type of energy, trapping the heat.
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🌡 This results in temperatures rising very quickly inside a vehicle. A parked car in the sun that is 25C to start has the potential to get up to 40C within a half hour. This same car can get over 50C if it remains parked for even longer amounts of time.
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June 2020 was cooler and wetter

After a very wet May, June continued to receive an above average amount of precipitation. 

The month of June is typically the wettest month of the year in Kelowna, with an average of 45.9mm of precipitation. June 2020 received 57.0mm at the Kelowna airport weather station - that works out to approximately 24% more than the monthly average amount.

Our daytime high temperatures were also a couple degrees cooler last month than average at the UBCO weather station. June 2020 had an average of 22.1C for afternoon temperatures, compared to the seasonal average of 24.2C.

There was only about a degree difference between overnight lows in June 2020 and its seasonal counterpart. Daily lows in June 2020 averaged at 10.3C, compared to the seasonal average of 9.1C. 

All averages in this article are based on the Canadian climate normals 1981-2010 data.

The first couple days of July will be on the cool side, with a wet Canada Day on tap.