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Posted by admin on Jan 7th, 2010 and filed under Recent, asking nan. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
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If you ever want to know why it snows so much this winter, leave a comment.
But also, thank you very much.
1) How do you know if snow will “stick?”
2) How do you know if snow will be ideal for snowman-making/snowball fighting? It would be nice to know before I suit up, get outside, and try to make a snowball only to have it crumble in my hand.
1. The temperature determines if snow will stick, you want temperatures below 32 F on the ground, usually the air temperature is colder than the ground temperature.
2. Temperature and humidity determine what kind of snow will fall, the heavy wet snow is ideal for snowman making as it has a high moisture content and can hold together, this usually occurs when temperatures are closer to 32 and humidity is high. A dry, powdery snow is not good for snowman making, it flakes easily and is too dry to hold, this is due to cold temperatures and low humidity.
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