( ( ( The climate ) ( of ( an area ) ) ) ( ( is ( ( the ( average ( weather conditions ) ) ) ( in ( ( a region ) ( over ( ( a ( long period ) ) ( of time ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN climate)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT an) (NN area)))) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ average) (NN weather) (NNS conditions)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN region)) (PP (IN over) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN period)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN time))))))))) (. .)))
The climate of an area is the average weather conditions in a region over a long period 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))))))))))) (. .)))