( Weather ( generally ( ( ( ( refers ( to ( day-to-day ( temperature ( and ( precipitation activity ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( whereas ( climate ( is ( ( the term ) ( for ( ( the statistics ) ( of ( ( atmospheric conditions ) ( over ( ( longer periods ) ( of time ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Weather)) (ADVP (RB generally)) (VP (VBZ refers) (PP (TO to) (NP (JJ day-to-day) (NN temperature) (CC and) (NN precipitation) (NN activity))) (, ,) (SBAR (IN whereas) (S (NP (NN climate)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN term)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS statistics)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (JJ atmospheric) (NNS conditions)) (PP (IN over) (NP (NP (JJR longer) (NNS periods)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN time)))))))))))))) (. .)))
Weather generally refers to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate is the term for the statistics of atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN climate)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN defined) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN temperature) (IN plus) (NN precipitation)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN area)) (PP (IN over) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN period)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN time))))))))))) (. .)))