Triton College Library
A Building, Room 200
2000 5th Avenue
River Grove, IL 60171
Email: refdesk@triton.edu
Phone: 708-456-0300, ext. 3215
The Oxford English Dictionary defines climate as, "The characteristic weather conditions of a country or region; the prevalent pattern of weather in a region throughout the year, in respect of variation of temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, etc., esp. as these affect human, animal, or plant life."
The Oxford English Dictionary defines weather as, "The condition of the atmosphere (at a given place and time) with respect to heat or cold, quantity of sunshine, presence or absence of rain, hail, snow, thunder, fog, etc., violence or gentleness of the winds. Also, the condition of the atmosphere regarded as subject to vicissitudes."