The statements, "Its rainy today." and "It's always rainy in July." emanate from two different concepts. The first refers to the current atmospheric conditions on a particular day. The second indicates an expectation of the weather conditions based on a norm. It is often said that climate is what you expect and weather is what you get! A more geographic explanation is weather is the current condition of the atmosphere over a few days to a few months. This includes factors such as rainfall and temperature. Climate is the average weather conditions of a place over a period of at least 30 years. 

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