cli·ma·tol·o·gy

[klahy-muh-tol-uh-jee]
noun
the science that deals with the phenomena of climates or climatic conditions.

Origin:
1835–45; climate + -o- + -logy

cli·ma·to·log·ic [klahy-muh-tl-oj-ik] , cli·ma·to·log·i·cal, adjective
cli·ma·to·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
cli·ma·tol·o·gist, noun
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climatology (ˌklaɪməˈtɒlədʒɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the study of climate
 
climatologic
 
adj
 
climato'logical
 
adj
 
climato'logically
 
adv
 
clima'tologist
 
n

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Climatology is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Word Origin & History

climatology
1843, from climate + -ology. Related: Climatologist (1886).
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climatology   (klī'mə-tŏl'ə-jē)  Pronunciation Key 
The scientific study of climates, including the causes and long-term effects of variation in regional and global climates. Climatology also studies how climate changes over time and is affected by human actions.
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Example sentences
Perhaps the problem is because the science of climatology is hardly a science
  at all.
Climatology has developed and learnt more since that was first studied.
Climatology has always been a fluid science of high complexity, making any
  accurate prediction virtually impossible.
My parents are both professors, one in biology and the other in climatology.
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