Primary Industries

Weather terms – mix and match

DEFINITION	CORRECT TERM
Methods used to predict probable future weather conditions.	Forecasting techniques
Advice to farmers on conditions dangerous to newborn lambs and recently shorn sheep.	Grazier alert
Notification issued by the Bureau of Meteorology on a state by state basis of impending or actual weather that has the potential to cause loss of life or damage to property.	Weather warning
The sum of all the weather recorded over a long period of time and reported as long-term records, trends and averages.	Climate
Statements of probable future weather conditions calculated from meteorological data.	Forecasts
Federal government agency responsible for observing, monitoring, recording, forecasting and reporting information about the climate and weather across Australia and the surrounding region.	Bureau of Meteorology
The phenomenon where increasing wind speed causes the apparent temperature to drop.	Wind chill
The description of atmospheric conditions such as wind, temperature, cloudiness, precipitation and air pressure over a short period of time.	Weather
Site equipped with meteorological instruments that measures data related to the weather that is recorded manually or automatically.	Weather station
Charts of a country or region showing weather systems, high and low pressure cells, isobars (lines of equal atmospheric pressure), cold and warm fronts and potential precipitation.	Weather maps
Reports about changes to current or probable future weather conditions.	Weather updates