Introduction
- The day-to-day condition of the atmosphere at a place with respect to the temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed, etc., is called the weather at that place and time.
- The daily weather report available in newspapers and on news channels carries information about the temperature, humidity and rainfall during the past 24 hours. It also predicts the weather for the day.
- Humidity is the measure of the moisture in the air.
- Weather reports are prepared by the Meteorological Department of the Government. The department collects data on temperature, wind, etc. and predicts the weather.
- The weather is a very complex phenomenon that it can vary over very short periods of time.
- It may happen many times that it is sunny in the morning, but suddenly becomes cloudy and may start raining heavily.
- The temperature, humidity, wind speed and other factors are called the elements of the weather.
- The minimum and maximum temperatures are recorded every day by using special thermometers called maximum and minimum thermometers.