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snowfall

[snoh-fawl] / ˈsnoʊˌfɔl /


NOUN
snow
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Historically, the effects of El Niño on Southern California’s rainfall and snowfall become more obvious from December onward, with January to March “as the prime season for impacts,” L’Heureux said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

At the same time, Greenland would experience fewer storms, leading to less snowfall and slower ice accumulation.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

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

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

All the night and day and night on my thangen-sleep it must have snowed, no blizzard, but the first great snowfall of winter.

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

However, real estate and rental activity saw the first decline in 10 months and severe winter storms and snowfalls disrupted transit operations in January.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

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

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

Hawaii’s Big Island, though lying well within the Tropic of Cancer, has mountains high enough to support alpine habitats and receive occasional snowfalls.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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