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snowfall

[snoh-fawl] / ˈsnoʊˌfɔl /


NOUN
snow
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Last winter the Colorado ski destination had its lowest level of snowfall in decades.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

New research from the University of California, Riverside suggests the change could strengthen powerful storms along the California coast while reducing snowfall over Greenland.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

It was a stormy night, with heavy snowfall and almost no visibility.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Huss said the "very bad state of the glaciers at the moment" was down to a "combination of bad circumstances", including less snowfall, and the arrival of dust from the Sahara Desert in March.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

The roads, despite frequent heavy snowfall, were hard-packed and well-marked.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

And probably all the snow: Recent research by Cohen found that polar vortex stretches align with the heaviest and deepest snowfalls.

From Slate Feb. 25, 2026

It has all come during a particularly cold winter, with heavy snowfalls and temperatures around 6 degrees Fahrenheit or lower since early January.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 26, 2026

Soon after, an Arctic wind spread across the UK with temperatures falling quickly with significant snowfalls for some parts.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2026

These layers of ice holding dust, compacted for centuries, perhaps millennia, may be able to tell us about the atmosphere, temperatures and snowfalls deep into the past.

From Barron's Nov. 7, 2025

After rain, or when snowfalls thaw, the streets, unnamed, unshaded, unpaved, turn from the thickest dust into the direst mud.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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