The answer is D. Climate
-What is climate?
Climate is long term weather pattern. Such has rain, snow, sleet, ect.
-How do we describe climate?
We can discribe climate by looking at average temperature and precipitation over time. Other useful elements for describing climate include the type and the timing of precipitation, amount of sunshine, average wind speeds and directions, number of days above freezing, weather extremes, and local geography.
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