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Snow
1. Five Interesting Facts
and Statistics About
SNOW
* Compiled by Sean J. Jordan
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2. The first day of Spring is
March 20th.
Of course, you wouldn’t
know it by looking out my
office window today!
3. But, since I’ve got snow
on the brain today…
I thought I’d dig up some facts
and statistics about snow!
Photo credit: Mommamia (Flickr.com)
4. Snow scientist Charles Knight of the
National Center for Atmospheric
Research in Boulder, CO estimates that
there are 10 quintillion (a 10 followed
by 18 zeros) water molecules in a
typical snow crystal.
The near-infinite possibilities of how
snow crystals can form means that it’s
highly unlikely for any two to look alike!
Source: National Geographic Photo credit: Nedral (Flickr.com)
5. The largest US snowfall
within 24 hours was
75.8 inches.
It occurred on April 14, 1921 in
Silver Lake, Colorado.
But the storm kept going, leaving a record
95 inches on the ground by the end!
Source: Currentresults.com Photo credit: Thomas Tolkien (Flickr.com)
6. Snow doesn’t just fall
in the winter.
The Rainer Paradise Ranger
Station in Washington state gets
snow most summers.
The record summer snowfall
there is 16.6 inches, set in 1973.
Source: Currentresults.com Photo credit: EVRT Studio (Flickr.com)
7. Thompson Pass, AK holds the record for
two of the largest US snow storms.
A 1953 storm lasted
for five days and
produced 175.4
inches.
And a 1955 storm lasted
for seven days and
produced 186.9!
Source: NCDC Photo credit: Steve Loya (Flickr.com)
8. The snowiest state in the US is Alaska.
Among the lower 48 states, the
snowiest cities are:
City Average Snowfall (inches)
Blue Canyon, CA 240.3
Marquette, MI 141.0
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 117.4
Syracuse, NY 115.6
Caribou, ME 111.6
Mount Shasta, CA 104.9
Lander, WY 100.4
Flagstaff, AZ 100.3
Source: USA Today Photo credit: Postopp1 (Flickr.com)
9. As much as my family (and my dogs!)
love the sight of fresh snow...
I can’t help but hope this is the last we’ll
see of snow until the end of 2011!