Mora's models do show only average annual temperature — collapsing seasonal extremes into one number for the year. (scientificamerican.com)
But anyone who is considering setting up an outdoor enclosure needs to be cognizant that seasonal extremes dramatically affect animals that are unwittingly exposed to them. (petbusiness.com)
Stated in another way, the late Pleistocene climate was more equable than that of the present day, one in which seasonal extremes in temperature and effective moisture were reduced. (britannica.com)