You know the saying, “Winter is coming.” Perhaps there’s no better measure of this than the first snowfall of the year. Or maybe that means winter is already here. Either way, the first snowfall makes us start dreaming of powder days to come.
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The infographic above is from Brian Brettschneider (@Climatologist49 on Twitter). It shows the median date for the first snowfall of the year since 1980-81.
Unsurprisingly, the more northern parts of the continent see snow the earliest. How accurate is this map based on where you live? Remember, it is the median date of the first snowfall.
Why let us think u are going into tell us the snow report but o lay them do we find out we have to sign up for a pay subscription??? Very misleading &a waste ofany people’s time…not nice
I’m not sure what you’re talking about. The graphic is clearly visible on the page, no subscription is necessary, and it is definitely not behind a paywall.