What does ‘weather’ really mean?
Weather, drought and climate mean different things:
Weather — conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, up to months
Drought — a year or more of below-average rainfall
Climate — Patterns of weather over a long period of time, usually 30 years or more
Source: NASA
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