Weather vs. climate in design: an analysis of the EPW file for Warsaw in the context of changes (1971–2023)
The recent severe frosts experienced at the beginning of 2026—likely associated with the destabilization of the polar vortex—may suggest that the climate remains unchanged. In reality, such phenomena are elements of weather variability, which should not be confused with long-term climate characteristics. Weather is a temporary state of the atmosphere, whereas climate is an averaged…
