Which of these best describes climate rather than weather? А: Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area.
B: The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving cold front.
C: Annual high temperatures in the summer have increased over many decades.
D: The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall during the following year.

it can be observed without changing the identity of the object.

it depends on what substance you're talking about as well as many other factors. in quantum mechanics, the observation of particles affects the observers ability to measure certain properties. for example: you can know the velocity of a particle, but you can't know it's position; or you can know it's position, but not it's velocity. it's like trying to find out where a grain of sand is by throwing other grains of sand at it. once you find out where it is, it's been moved. it's also like trying to find an answer to the question of whether or not a tree falling in a forest makes a sound if nobody is there to hear it. paradoxically, the only way to find out is to be there and hear it.