seasonal patterns
Recurring yearly changes
Seasonal patterns are recurring changes that follow the cycle of seasons—predictable fluctuations in weather, behavior, or activity tied to particular times of year.
Retailers see seasonal patterns in holiday shopping; farmers track seasonal patterns in rainfall and temperature.
The term appears frequently in business forecasting and climate analysis: The data showed clear seasonal patterns in energy consumption.
- seasonal windsRecurring annual air patterns
- holiday traditionsRecurring festive practices
- agricultural practicesMethods of cultivating land
- pumpkin spiceWarm autumn seasoning blend
- flywaysAerial migration corridors
humidity · phenology · spring break · employment trends · biodiversity · solstice · temperature · dormancy · seasonal flu · flu shot · birdwatching · leaf peeping · climatology · migration · meteorology · global warming · equinox · climate change
- climateclimate change, climate, weather, global warming, temperature
- activity patternsmorning routine, daily routine, sleep schedule, work schedule, eating habits
- market phenomenamarket crash, market bubble, flash crash, correction, bubble
- traffic studiestraffic volume, traffic flow, traffic patterns, traffic density, travel time
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- fishingfishing rod, fish, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear
seasonal patternssteady state
Unchanging system condition
equilibrium · stasis · uniformity · invariance · monotony