energyWeather And Climate

The Brief Overview

Weather is a specific event—like a rainstorm or hot day—that happens over a few hours, days or weeks. Climate is the average weather conditions in a place over 30 years or more. NASA has observed that Earth's climate is getting warmer.

What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate?

10 Interesting Things About Glaciers
What Is Permafrost?
How Do We Know the Climate Is Changing?
What Can Trees Tell Us About Climate Change?

NASA Missions Studying Weather and Climate

Airborne

Aura

CALIPSO

CLARREO

CloudSat

CYGNSS

DSCOVR

LIS

Suomi NPP

TROPICS

For Educators

More to Explore

A Guide to Climate Change for Kids
What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate?
What Is the Water Cycle?
What Is Permafrost?
What Is an Urban Heat Island?
10 Interesting Things About Glaciers
Why Does NASA Care About Food?
Why Does NASA Study Earth?
What Can Trees Tell Us About Climate Change?
Make a NASA Climate Kids Pumpkin!
10 Interesting Things About Air
Coral Bleaching
What Is Climate Change?
How Do We Know the Climate Is Changing?
What Is the Greenhouse Effect?
What else do we need to find out?
Which Pole Is Colder?
How Does Climate Change Affect the Ocean?
Why Is Carbon Important?
How Do We Know if We’re in a Drought?
What do all these graphs mean?
Systems Engineer for Environmental Satellite
10 Interesting Things About Earth
Ocean Scientist Studying Coral Reefs
Earth Scientist Studying Glaciers
How Do Clouds Affect Earth’s Climate?
How Do We Predict Future Climate?
It's Cold! Is Global Warming Over?
El Niño quiets monster storms
NASA Climate Kids Valentines
The Climate Time Machine
What Can We Do to Slow Down Climate Change?