Which statement best compares weather and climate? weather refers to average regional atmospheric conditions, while climate a) refers to average global atmospheric conditions. weather refers to the temperature and precipitation for a particular area, b) while climate refers to the temperature and precipitation for an extended area. weather refers to the atmospheric conditions at a given time, while climate c) refers to the average weather conditions over an extended period of time. weather refers to the temperature and precipitation that is predicted for an d) area, while climate refers to the actual temperature and precipitation an area experiences.