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Close. The heaviest snowfall in a 24 hour period happened on April 15, 1921 when 6 feet 4 inches of the white stuff clobbered the good folks living in Silver Lake, Colorado. Thirty-eight years later, a record breaking snow storm occurred on Feb. 13-19, 1959, at Mt. Shasta Ski Bowl, California, when 15 feet 9 inches of snow covered the ground, trees, and houses.

Source: Judi Manning, Snowflakes.

You nailed it! The heaviest snowfall in a 24 hour period happened on April 15, 1921 when 6 feet 4 inches of the white stuff clobbered the good folks living in Silver Lake, Colorado. Thirty-eight years later, a record breaking snow storm occurred on Feb. 13-19, 1959, at Mt. Shasta Ski Bowl, California, when 15 feet 9 inches of snow covered the ground, trees, and houses.

Source: Judi Manning, Snowflakes.

Nope. The heaviest snowfall in a 24 hour period happened on April 15, 1921 when 6 feet 4 inches of the white stuff clobbered the good folks living in Silver Lake, Colorado. Thirty-eight years later, a record breaking snow storm occurred on Feb. 13-19, 1959, at Mt. Shasta Ski Bowl, California, when 15 feet 9 inches of snow covered the ground, trees, and houses.

Source: Judi Manning, Snowflakes.

No. Snow at very low temperatures is rare, but not impossible. All that is required to produce snow is moisture in the air and some way to lift and cool the air. From a practical point of view, most of our snowfalls occur when the air temperature at ground level is between 15°F and 32°F. The "warmer" the air, the more water vapor it holds and the easier it is to produce a cooling effect through lifting actions such as updrafts.

You picked the answer we were looking for! Snow at very low temperatures is rare, but not impossible. All that is required to produce snow is moisture in the air and some way to lift and cool the air. From a practical point of view, most of our snowfalls occur when the air temperature at ground level is between 15°F and 32°F. The "warmer" the air, the more water vapor it holds and the easier it is to produce a cooling effect through lifting actions such as updrafts.

Missed it. A bone chilling -128.6°F was recorded at Vostok, a research base in Antarctica, on July 21, 1983. This is colder than dry ice (frozen CO2) which forms at -109.3°F.

Warm, but not right. A bone chilling
-128.6°F was recorded at Vostok, a research base in Antarctica, on July 21, 1983. This is colder than dry ice (frozen CO2) which forms at -109.3°F.

You win freeze dried bragging rights! A bone chilling -128.6°F was recorded at Vostok, a research base in Antarctica, on July 21, 1983. This is colder than dry ice (frozen CO2) which forms at -109.3°F.

Got it! If you stay away from yellow snow, clean snow is certainly edible -- but we wouldn't advise a steady diet of it. City-snow often contains pollutants -- although usually in such low concentrations that they don't pose much of a health risk. If you plan to munch-out on snow, experts suggest that your dining be restricted to "wilderness" areas. Connoisseurs of the white stuff even report that some snows contain algae which gives it a red color. This snow can be eaten and some say it actually tastes "good." Yah, right!

Missed it (chances are you like to play it safe ;-) If you stay away from yellow snow, clean snow is certainly edible -- but we wouldn't advise a steady diet of it. City-snow often contains pollutants -- although usually in such low concentrations that they don't pose much of a health risk. If you plan to munch-out on snow, experts suggest that your dining be restricted to "wilderness" areas. Connoisseurs of the white stuff even report that some snows contain algae which gives it a red color. This snow can be eaten and some say it actually tastes "good." Yah, right!

Whoa! That's a little too tall! The tallest snowman to date was made by the people of Bethel, Maine. Nicknamed Angus, he took two weeks to finish. Angus was so huge, he had vehicle tires for eyes and trees for arms.

Bingo! This massive snowman was made by the people of Bethel, Maine. Nicknamed Angus, he took two weeks to finish. Angus was so huge, he had vehicle tires for eyes and trees for arms.

You'll have to think a little bigger than that. The tallest snowman to date was made by the people of Bethel, Maine. Nicknamed Angus, he took two weeks to finish. Angus was so huge, he had vehicle tires for eyes and trees for arms.

Add two more, and you'll have it right. A snowflake has 6 sides.

You got it!

Not quite. Every snowflake has 6 sides.

Believe it or not, that's too much! The greatest amount of snow Phoenix has ever seen is 1", once on January 20, 1933, and again on January 21 and 22, 1937.

Too much! The greatest amount of snow Phoenix has ever seen is 1", once on January 20, 1933, and again on January 21 and 22, 1937.

You're a snowfall wizard! The greatest amount of snow Phoenix has ever seen is 1", once on January 20, 1933, and again on January 21 and 22, 1937.