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Weather, as opposed to climate, is the short term condition of the atmosphere of a particular place(small area).which is therefore recorded for a
short period of time as an hour or a day (24 hours) The weather condition in a given place and time may be described as either sunny, rainy windy,
frosty, hot, cool etc. on the other hand, Climate is the average condition of the atmosphere of a region(large area) recorded over a long period of
time usually after 35 years. climate of a place, therefore can be described as equatorial, tropical temperate,desert climate etc.
1. Rainfall: - Refers to the fall of rain drops from the clouds that result from the condensation of water vapour. Rainfall is a form of
precipitation that comes in form of water drops.
2. Temperature: - Is the degree of hotness or coldness of the atmosphere. Temperature may be described as very cold, cold, cool, mild,
moderate, warm, hot and very hot.
3. Wind: - This is moving air (air in motion). It results from differences in atmospheric pressure. Winds blow from areas of high pressure to
those of low pressure.A light wind is referred to as a breeze while a strong wind is a gale. Winds may be global or local. Global winds are
referred to as air masses. Winds are named according to the direction from which they blow e.g. winds from the north are known as
northerly winds.
4. Atmospheric Pressure: Is the force exerted by the weight of air on the earth’s surface. Cold air is heavier (dense) and therefore exerts more
pressure than warm air that tends to rise.
5. Humidity: Is the amount of water vapour present in the atmosphere. Water vapour results from evaporation or transpiration. Humidity is
measured in terms of grams per cubic metre (gms/m3). The amount of water vapour in a volume of air or atmosphere is known as Absolute
Humidity. The amount of water vapour present in the atmosphere (air) compared to that when the air is fully saturated is known as Relative
Humidity. Saturated air is air that can no longer hold any more vapour at that particular temperature. It is important to note that warm air
holds more humidity that cold air.
6. Sunshine: Refers to the light and heat energy from the sun in form of sun rays. Radiation from the sun is known as solar radiation or
insolation. Sunshine can be considered in terms of the intensity or the number of hours received.
7. Cloud Cover: Refers to the accumulation to tiny water droplets floating in the sky (clouds). They appear whitish or greyish colour. Clouds
are divided into classes. These classes include;
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Activity
students move out of the class and describe the state of the atmosphere.
Weather instruments
The following are the weather Instruments;
1. Barometer: This is an instrument that is used to measure atmospheric pressure. It can also be referred to as Torriceli's Tube, that is the Torriceli
invented this instrument
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2. Wind vane/weather vane/weather coak: It is an instrument for showing the direction of wind.
3. Rain gauge/Udometer/Pluviometer/Fluviograph: Is the instrument used to measure the amount of liquid precipitation over a set period of
time.
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4. Snow gauge: This does almost the same job as the Rain gauge but unlike the rain gauge, the snow gauge measures Solid precipitation
5. Anemometer: An anemometer is a device used to measure wind speed. It helps us know how fast wind is moving at a given time.
6. Hydrometer: It is the instrument used to measure the relative density or the specific gravity of liquids i.e. the ratio of the density of liquid to the
ratio of the water density.
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Activity
Stevenson screen:
This is a specially designed box – like structure on stands in which some instruments for recording weather are kept. A Stevenson screen has a
number of characteristics or features.
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Activity
• Helps farmers to plan when to plant their crops and when to harvest them.
• Iportant in the aviation industry, in that it helps pilots to know when to take off and when to land.
• Helps farmers to plan when to plant and when to harvest their crops.
• Helps people to plan what to put on or dress for the day for example they will know wether or not to put on a sweater or jacket and wether or
no to carry an umbrella.
• Helps the government to prepare for disasters like floods, drought, very strong winds among others.
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to the formation of high rainfall on the adjacent coastal areas. Cold ocean currents lead to low rainfall and formation of marine deserts in the
adjacent coastal areas e.g. the Namib desert.
8. Man’s Activities: - Activities like deforestation, swamp reclamation, industrialisation, etc. lead to semi arid and arid conditions through the
process of desertification. In addition environmentally unfriendly human activities lead to global warming.
Assignment
students move out the following day at 2:00pm and write a report about the weather for the day.
Key points
What was the weather earlier on? What is the weather likely to be later on?
Summary
In summary we have been able to cover the following:
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