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Snow has long proven to be like an addictive drug to many of us. We’re essentially ‘snow users.’ We spend lots of money to acquire it, we travel long distances to be with it, we shamelessly indulge in it, and many of us are clearly addicted to it. Given all the snow attributes we share, we should know a little bit more about the stuff.
10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SNOW:
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#1 = World’s Largest Snowflake
The world’s largest snowflake was reported to be 15 inches across and 8 inches thick. The Guinness Book of World Records states that this giant snowflake was found at Fort Keogh, Montana on January 28, 1887.
#2 = Snow is Not White
Snow is actually clear and colorless.
“The complex structure of snow crystals results in countless tiny surfaces from which visible light is efficiently reflected. What little sunlight is absorbed by snow is absorbed uniformly over the wavelengths of visible light thus giving snow its white appearance.” – National Snow and Ice Data Center
#3 = 100” in 24 Hours
The town of Capracotta in Southern Italy is reporting that they received 100 inches of snow in 18 hours on March 5th, 2015.
What’s crazy is that Capracotta, Italy isn’t even in the Alps – it’s in Southern Italy. The town sits at only 4,662-feet and has been known to receive enormous one day snowfalls. The town is home to about 1,000 residents.
#4 = World Record Snowfall
Mt. Baker ski area in Washington State has the world record for snowfall at 1,140 inches of snow in the 1998/1999 winter season. Mt. Baker ski area is located near but not on the real 10,781’ Mount Baker. You can just imagine what the snow totals were on the real Mount Baker that year…
#5 = Earth’s Fresh Water is Frozen
80% of all the freshwater on earth is frozen as ice or snow. This accounts for 12% of the earth’s surface.
#6 = What is a Blizzard?
A blizzard occurs when you can’t see for 1/4 mile. The winds are always 35 miles an hour or more. The storm must last at least 3 hours to be classed as a blizzard. If any of these conditions are less, it is only a snowstorm.
#7 = 105 Snow Storm per Year in USA
The USA averages 105 snow producing storms per year. A typical storm will have a 2-5 day lifetime and drop snow in multiple states. This is annoying as we’d prefer it was 305 per year and lifetimes of a week or more.
#8 = Eskimos Have 100 Words for Snow
This simply isn’t true. It’s a myth.
“In fact, the Eskimo–Aleut languages have about the same number of distinct word roots referring to snow as English does, but the structure of these languages tends to allow more variety as to how those roots can be modified in forming a single word” – wikipedia
#9 = 6 Sides or Bust
All snowflakes have 6 sides. Period. The reasoning behind this gets techy, but it’s cool:
“The oxygen atom has a particularly strong attraction to the electron clouds of the two hydrogen atoms and pulls them closer. This leaves the two hydrogen ends more positively charged, and the center of the “V” more negatively charged. When other water molecules “brush up” against this growing snowflake, strong forces between the negatively charged and positively charged parts of different particles cause them to join together in a very specific three-dimensional pattern with a six-sided symmetry. Each water molecule that joins the snowflake reflects this pattern until eventually we can see its macroscopic six-sided shape.” – Learner.org
I’ve heard that thing about the Eskimos so many times. Funny that it’s not true.
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I’m not biting the 15” snowflake story.
I love that snowflakes are ALWAYS 6 sided. Very interesting!
I thought that snowflakes were all not the same? 😐
All snowflakes are six-sided but they vary in their side’s designs. The patterns are what make them different from each other.
It’s actually a myth that all snowflakes are different. in 1988, in Wisconsin, a scientist found two identical flakes.
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Snow ain’t white?!
Eskimos don’t got a hunnerd words for snow?!
What’s next?
Rain ain’t wet?
The Easter Bunny wears Army boots?
Is nothing sacred?
Yeah snow isn’t white. It’s clear. The frickin’ sun gives it its “color”
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Crystal Mt. WA got 64″ in 24 hours Feb 24, 1994!
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I am from Florida, and have experienced snow a number of times but realized that I can not recall ever having seen a snowflake. What led me to this site was my trying to figure out what the average size of a snowflake is. I have kind of always assumed them to be like 3inches in diameter, like the decorative ones, but I now realize that is incorrect. So anyway, I was wondering if someone could fill me in on the actual size of an average snowflake?, please and thank you. =)
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This year is so special to me because It’s my first time to experience snow and a white christmas… I’ve read a book before that says “each snowflakes is unique” i was so amazed so as the snow flakes are falling i want to catch each one to prove in my own eyes each one is unique. But this morning i saw on my glass roof window the snowflakes was amazing arrange….indeed each one is unique!
amazing! Where I live, we are about to get 16 inches of snow. this happens every year!
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beautiful facts..
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This year is so special to me because It’s my first time to experience snow and a white christmas… I’ve read a book before that says “each snowflakes is unique” i was so amazed so as the snow flakes are falling i want to catch each one to prove in my own eyes each one is unique. But this morning i saw on my glass roof window the snowflakes was amazing arrange….indeed each one is unique!
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A snowflake can get up to 8 inches thick? that is fat
the snowflake needs to stop eating candy
That is a fat snowflake
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Wow, these are cool snowflakes!
I love snowflake because they are beautiful and pretty
Some great facts,
No.3, 76” in 24 Hours that must have been one hell of a powder day!
Not very much imformation wish there was more
I am only eight years old.
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snow is white you idiot
i herd about the snow being white but you know snow is really colorless.the cause of it is from water that has been absorbed into a colorless ball of snow..
Weak 1 fact left out
Why isn’t there facts about snowman?
this is ALL FAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think snow is the color everyone else thinks and that’s the end of it.
This was helpful for my report
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my speech is on snowflakes and it sucks
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just a bunch of crap
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yeah its got amazing facts not
snow is so awesome
these facts do not even help stop saying stuff that’s not true
I hate driving in the snow, although I do like to see it fall out of the sky. My dad hates snow’s guts and when I have to buy a calendar I buy one without winter scenes!
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