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Old 08-30-2011, 07:43 PM
 
Location: Asheville, NC
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Does it snow there every year? If so, how often and how much? I like a small amount once or twice a year.
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Old 08-30-2011, 08:02 PM
 
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Does it snow there every year? If so, how often and how much? I like a small amount once or twice a year.
It's definitely not every year. When it does, it's typically not more than a few inches that are gone in a few days (at most).

This past winter was an odd specimen, as there was one decent snow event (6-8 inches some places), which lasted closer to 4-5 days or so on the ground.
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Old 08-30-2011, 08:06 PM
 
Location: Columbus, OH
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Most years we get snow once or twice. The past few years have been snowier than normal- we even had a white Christmas, which was a first for me and I'm in my 30s:-). Every few years we'll have a big ice storm come through, and those are no fun. I love snow, and would like to get a little more than this area normally gets, but we have had some pretty decent snowfall over the past few years.
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Old 08-30-2011, 08:09 PM
 
Location: Columbus, OH
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I should also add that when it does snow here, it doesn't last long- unless it's one of the odd times when we get 6+ inches. Normally we'll get an inch or two and it'll be melted by the afternoon.
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Old 08-30-2011, 08:16 PM
 
Location: Somewhere, out there in Zone7B
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This was my first snow ever!

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Old 08-31-2011, 09:07 AM
 
Location: Greenville, SC
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If you go to the main City-Data page and navigate to Greenville, they have a nice set of climatological maps. The average January snowfall for Greenville is listed as 4" (which doesn't mean you're guaranteed 4" in any particular year; just that over the long haul it averages out to 4").

You're also really close to the mountains in Greenville, so I would guess you can always drive there on winter weekends for a "snow fix" even if Greenville is dry.
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Old 08-31-2011, 09:33 AM
 
Location: Bucolic Cayce, SC
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Does it snow there every year? If so, how often and how much? I like a small amount once or twice a year.
Hi Becky,

Here is a listing of Greenville's snowiest winters:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gsp/climate/...viestsnows.htm

And here is a listing of snowfall for every month of the cool season going back to 1892:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gsp/climate/...nthlySNobs.htm

I'm sorry it is so poorly formatted. I'm not responsible for maintaining this data, but I'll talk to the person who is. Basically an "M" for missing and a "T" for trace wrap to the left, while numbers, in inches, wrap to the right. Still, with a little squinting, you can get a feel for the frequency of snowfall in the area. The other folks did a great job explaining things, so I'll leave it at that.
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Old 08-31-2011, 10:35 AM
 
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This was my first snow ever!
I love your photo! I can just imagine your excitement while taking the photo....being that it was your first snow.
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Old 08-31-2011, 07:49 PM
 
Location: Asheville, NC
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Hi Becky,

Here is a listing of Greenville's snowiest winters:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gsp/climate/...viestsnows.htm

And here is a listing of snowfall for every month of the cool season going back to 1892:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gsp/climate/...nthlySNobs.htm

I'm sorry it is so poorly formatted. I'm not responsible for maintaining this data, but I'll talk to the person who is. Basically an "M" for missing and a "T" for trace wrap to the left, while numbers, in inches, wrap to the right. Still, with a little squinting, you can get a feel for the frequency of snowfall in the area. The other folks did a great job explaining things, so I'll leave it at that.
Thanks, that was helpful! Thanks for explaining it as well so I was able to understand it
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Old 08-31-2011, 10:16 PM
 
Location: Somewhere, out there in Zone7B
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I love your photo! I can just imagine your excitement while taking the photo....being that it was your first snow.
LOL! I called my Mom and was squealing with delite! I then made my first snowballs, one for each of my nieces, took a picture of it, and sent it to them in SOFLA

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