Climate is best described as the

A. Short-term average of weather variations in a specific area

B. Daily weather predicted by a meteorologist

C. Areas where the temperature can drop below freezing

D. Long-term average of weather variations in a specific area

Climate is the long term general known weather of an area. For example, if I say a desert climate - you think of really hot and dry area. However, it can sometimes rain, and the weather can sometimes change.

But, the majority of the time - the desert is hot and really dry. So, we come to believe it as such. = )