Why is it possible for two location to have the same average annual surface temperature but drastically different climates?

The number of possible solutions of a polynomial can be found by looking

Find the value of p for which the polynomial 3x^3 -x^2 + px +1 is exactly divisible by x-1, hence factorise the polynomial

Consider the set of all four-digit positive integers less than 2000 whose digits have a sum of 24. what is the median of this set of integers?