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I love snowfall, IMO Chicagoland doesnt get enough. IMO snowfall is not snowfall unless its a decent enough amount to coat everything for several days at a time.
I love snowfall, IMO Chicagoland doesnt get enough. IMO snowfall is not snowfall unless its a decent enough amount to coat everything for several days at a time.
After February's blizzard(s), I don't know how you can say that, especially when any place within a day trip of Chicago is too flat for downhill skiing.
If you need more snow, Cleveland is calling you. January, February, March, April ... it's lake effect dumps, all the time. YUCK!
SNOWFALL = Snow falling as precipitation from clouds SNOW = Snow sticking on ground (32 F / 0 C or below)
IT HAS TO BE 32 F/ 0 C OR BELOW IN ORDER FOR SNOW TO ACCUMULATE ON GROUND.
IT COULD SNOW WHEN IT'S COUPLE OF DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING, BUT IT WON'T ACCUMULATE. SNOW COULD NOT MELT IF IT'S BELOW FREEZING!
SNOWFALL = Snow falling as precipitation from clouds SNOW = Snow sticking on ground (32 F / 0 C or below)
IT HAS TO BE 32 F/ 0 C OR BELOW IN ORDER FOR SNOW TO ACCUMULATE ON GROUND.
IT COULD SNOW WHEN IT'S COUPLE OF DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING, BUT IT WON'T ACCUMULATE. SNOW COULD NOT MELT IF IT'S BELOW FREEZING!
Yes it can......snow can melt with temps as low as 20F as long as there is strong sunshine hitting the snow.
SNOWFALL = Snow falling as precipitation from clouds SNOW = Snow sticking on ground (32 F / 0 C or below)
IT HAS TO BE 32 F/ 0 C OR BELOW IN ORDER FOR SNOW TO ACCUMULATE ON GROUND.
IT COULD SNOW WHEN IT'S COUPLE OF DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING, BUT IT WON'T ACCUMULATE. SNOW COULD NOT MELT IF IT'S BELOW FREEZING!
That's not entirely true. I live on the West slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and sometimes it will be ~38 degrees and the snow will pile up, simply because it's snowing so hard it can't melt fast enough. I've also seen snow flurries when the temperature was in the low 40's (it didn't stick, though).
"when is snowfall not snowfall"?? here in the south.
Having lived my entire life in WI, we just moved here this past Feb. We left an area that had over 100" of snow each of the past 2 winters ( normal was 48+/- ) so have a pretty good idea on what snow is. Come down here, and the "threat" of an inch of snow that "may happen" closes schools and causes grocery stores to get hit for essentials. I understand lack of plows, but the south has plenty of northern transplants ( with their suv's of course ); seems everyone forgets how to drive the minute they hit the Carolinas.
Pretty funny, watching the weather, see the schools close...... and the next day ends up being hi 40's and sunny. Oh well, for memory's sake I kept one shovel; so if we ever get hit hard and that 1" snowfall buries cars in their drives, i can make some extra coin plowing them out!
The reason salt is put down ahead of a snow sure isn't so there is less snow to plow.
It is so even if cars drive over and pack the snow before the roads are plowed, the plow can plow them bare instead of leaving a hard snow pack under the blade.
With the counties and states short on money, they certainly aren't going to put salt down so there is less snow to plow when they make their pass.
By the way, just saw an article in a paper yesterday that stated the price of road salt went up 29% this year.
Not the news cities, states, and counties wanted to hear when money is tight.
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