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• An average that is calculated according to specific criteria. For example, one might want a composite for the rainfall at a given location for all years where the temperature was much above average.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Composite. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/composite.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Composite. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/composite (accessed: March 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Composite." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/composite.

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