Snow Totals
Place in the US where snow has never been reported?
SNOW HAS NEVER BEEN REPORTED IN KEY WEST.
The coldest temperature on record for the Florida city (reached on January 13, 1981, and January 12, 1886) is 41 degrees.
Igloos stay warm by?
Igloos are warmed entirely by body heat. Since fresh, compacted snow is approximately 90 to 95 percent trapped air (meaning it can’t move and transfer heat) it’s a great insulator. Many animals, such as bears, dig deep holes in the snow to hibernate through the winter.
Rate/speed snow falls
SNOW FALLS AT 1 TO 6 FEET PER SECOND.
At least in the case of snowflakes with broad structures, which act as parachutes. Snow that falls in the form of pellet-like graupel travels to Earth at a much faster rate.
How can SNOWBALLS FORM THEMSELVES
Something strange happened earlier this year in northwest Siberia: Mysterious, giant snowballs began washing up on a beach along the Gulf of Ob. It turns out the ice orbs were formed naturally by the rolling motions of wind and water. With some spheres reaching nearly 3 feet in width, you wouldn’t want to use this frozen ammunition in a snowball fight.
The state that holds the record for the most snow fall in a single day.
On December 4, 1913, 63 inches of snow fell on Georgetown, Colorado
US city that had the largest snowball fight
THE LARGEST SNOWBALL FIGHT ON RECORD TOOK PLACE IN SEATTLE.
THE MOST SNOW TO FALL IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD IN THE UNITED STATES
IS 75.8 INCHES.
Lowest temperature ever recorded
The lowest temperature ever recorded was at Vostok Station in Antarctica. On July 21, 1983, it was -98.2 degrees Celsius (-128.6 Fahrenheit) there!
The number of ice crystals that fall in the US over a one year period
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000—24 zeros!
“Every winter, at least one septillion (that’s 1 followed by 24 zeros) snow crystals fall from the sky.”
Largest snowman built
“The largest recorded snowman ever built was in Bethel, Maine, in February 1999. It was a whopping 113 feet tall.”
How long does it take a snowflake to reach the ground?
Up to two hours to fall from a cloud to the ground