climatologicaladj.
/ˌklʌɪmətəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌklaɪmədəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Of or relating to climatology. Also (more generally): = climatic adj.2
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective] > of or relating to climate
climatical1641
climatic1747
climatorial1818
climatological1828
climatal1832
climacteric1837
climatologic1845
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > [adjective] > relating to climatology
climatological1882
1828 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 4 331 We have been long in want of climatological determinations in the most southern parts of the temperate zones.
1882 C. Wragge in Good Words May 343 Conducting on my own account a series of climatological investigations.
1925 Ecology 6 245 Figures..show a much higher relative humidity at Portland than at Baker (the only two stations in Oregon for which published climatological data are available).
1964 E. Salisbury Weeds & Aliens (ed. 2) i. 18 The great majority of the individuals were killed in the early seedling stages and the causes very often appeared to be climatological.
2003 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 21 Sept. i. 20/5 With still more than 3 weeks left in hurricane season ‘primetime’, forecasters have already tracked 22 named storms, slightly above climatological averages.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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