In order for snow to form, the atmosphere has to be freezing temperature (32 degrees Fahrenheit). It starts out as rain then turns to little ice crystals
Snowflakes are all different shape, but no two are the same!
If snow is light and fluffy and you aren't able to pack it into a snowball or snowman, then it is called "powder"
A snowstorm is a very hard snowfall
If those snowstorms have really high winds, then it's called a blizzard
If it's hard to see outside your window, then it's called a "whiteout"
Ever wonder why people wear sunglasses or goggles during the winter though the sun isn't very bright sometimes? Well, they're doing the smart thing! Ultraviolent radiation from the sun can bounce off of the snow and give you what people like to call "snow blindness," or photokeratitis
There are many fun sports to do in winter: skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, tubing, and many more!
The most popular things to do in the snow are snowball fights, snowballs, and sometimes tobogganing!
Good ways to travel through snow are skis, sleds, snowmobiles, and snowshoes
Snow can make driving hazardous for the loss of sight
What, where, and when was the most snowfall in one year? The most snowfall was over 1,220 inches (over 31 meters) deep in Mount Rainier, Washington State in mid-February 1971 and 1972
Want to make your own snowflake? Click here to learn how to make your own!
In English, it is called either "soft hail" or "snow pellets"
They form when rain that reached 32 degrees F but didn't freeze, or supercooled, lands and freezes on a falling snowflake
Graupel measures almost 0.080 to almost 0.200 inches (2 to 5 millimeters) in size. Now that's tiny!
If somebody calls graupel "small hail," make sure to prove them wrong! "Small hail," according to the WMO (the World Meteorologist Organization) is something different. Look at small hail in the "Hail" tab
Water can exist in as cold as -40 degrees Fahrenheit!