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I'm not sure there kamo . . .

 

I always thought it was 1 cm of water = 10 cm of snow - that's based on volume, but I'm not sure about how it all relates to weather, rain vs. snow.

 

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found this on the web, sayes that in extreme condtions, 1mm equals 5cm!!!!!wow that would be strange to ride on!!!!!!!!talk about fluffy!!! gropin.gif

 

Snow Rain Equivalents

 

In the September/October 2001 issue of Weatherwise,

12-year-old Geoffrey M. Joseph of Cincinnati, Ohio, asked . . .

 

Can you tell me how much rain equals one inch of snow?

 

ANSWER:

The most common conversion used is that 10 inches of snow will melt to one inch of water. That is a very rough approximation, however. The density of snow on the ground depends on many factors.

The conditions of temperature and humidity in the cloud determine the type of snow crystals that form. At close to 5 degrees F, beautiful, starlike crystals form. These crystals, called "dendrites" because they have many delicate branches, make the fluffiest snow.

When stellar crystals fall in windless conditions, five inches of snow may fall with a water content of only 0.1 inch. It is indeed possible to sweep five inches of this kind of snow from the sidewalk

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