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Michigan’s Climate

Michigan’s Climate. Four Seasons of Beauty. What is Climate?. Weather is how hot or cold or wet or dry a place is at any given time. Climate is the pattern of weather an area has over time. Temperature and precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, and hail) affect climate. Michigan’s Climate.

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Michigan’s Climate

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  1. Michigan’s Climate Four Seasons of Beauty

  2. What is Climate? • Weather is how hot or cold or wet or dry a place is at any given time. • Climate is the pattern of weather an area has over time. • Temperature and precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, and hail) affect climate.

  3. Michigan’s Climate • Michigan has all four seasons. • Spring and fall are warm; summer is hot. Winter is cold, and there is usually lots of snow. • Temperatures in the Lower Peninsula are warmer than those in the Upper Peninsula. • Most of Michigan’s precipitation comes as snow in the winter • The Lower Peninsula gets more rain and less snow than the Upper Peninsula.

  4. Lake Effect • Lake Michigan is so large it has an effect on Michigan’s weather. • In the summer, the lake water and air above it are cooler than the land. Cool breezes from the lake cool the land too. • In the winter, the lake water and air are warmer than the land. • Warm winds cross the lake and pick up moisture that makes clouds. As the clouds cross the land, the moisture falls as snow.

  5. Credits • Information contained in this slide show was taken from Michigan a textbook from Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.

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