: a fall of snow
specifically
: the amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a given period
Examples of snowfall in a Sentence
The yearly snowfall here is over 30 feet!
30 feet of annual snowfall
The area is expecting heavy snowfall this weekend.
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Meanwhile, Philippines' Department of Science and Technology says the Southeast Asian country has a tropical and maritime climate, meaning snowfall does not happen there.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Snow arrives Friday Light snowfall will begin in Colorado’s mountains at about 11 a.m. Friday, move into the Front Range and Denver area in the afternoon and reach the Eastern Plains in the evening, according to NWS forecasters.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
In some cities, the storm piled up more than a year's worth of snowfall.
—Sara Cline and Ben Finley The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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The map below shows the probability that an area could receive more than 4 inches of snow.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Snow arrives Friday Light snowfall will begin in Colorado’s mountains at about 11 a.m. Friday, move into the Front Range and Denver area in the afternoon and reach the Eastern Plains in the evening, according to NWS forecasters.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
In some cities, the storm piled up more than a year's worth of snowfall.
—Sara Cline and Ben Finley The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
See maps of blazes that could get worse National snowfall tracker
The map below shows the probability that an area could receive more than 4 inches of snow.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowfall. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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snowfall
noun
snow·fall
-ˌfȯl 
1
: a fall of snow
2
: the amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a certain period
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