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Too Cold to Snow! | by hieraco | 2005-11-29 06:11:23 |
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by roverdaddy |
2005-11-29 06:29:33 |
Where I live, it's true that snow usually arrives on days when the temperature is between around 30degF and 35degF. However, snow can fall no matter how low the temperature gets.
I think the main problem lies with the way people observe things. If you live someplace where there are much fewer really cold days than just sorta cold days, even if snow falls are completely random, you'll get more snow on the more plentiful sorta cold days. That's what you end up remembering.
There may be one physical explanation as well. I believe winter temperatures can drop more deeply when there is a cloudless sky, allowing for plenty of radiative cooling overnight. No clouds == no snow. |
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There's also *too dry* to snow | by MatthewDBA | 2005-11-29 06:34:44 |
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Ah yes... | by roverdaddy | 2005-11-29 06:37:59 |
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Exactly. Driest place in the world | by MatthewDBA | 2005-11-29 06:40:24 |
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Erm, not quite... | by Tars_Tarkas | 2005-11-29 07:26:33 |
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Hmm, that doesn't sound right | by MatthewDBA | 2005-11-29 07:30:17 |
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Of course it doesn't rain over the sea. | by Tars_Tarkas | 2005-11-29 07:40:31 |
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Well today it's supposed to rain | by MatthewDBA | 2005-11-29 07:56:24 |
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Unless... | by Tars_Tarkas | 2005-11-29 08:02:15 |
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They could be secret government agents | by MatthewDBA | 2005-11-29 08:05:17 |
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The secret government | by Tars_Tarkas | 2005-11-29 08:40:51 |
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yes, Tars is right | by SciSSorS | 2005-11-29 08:55:43 |
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you mean warmer to hold more sugar.... (n/t) | by gibuu | 2005-11-29 09:06:37 |
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Sugar is *really* soluble in water though (n/t) | by MatthewDBA | 2005-11-29 09:10:54 |
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Actually, salt isn't one of the substances | by Tars_Tarkas | 2005-11-29 09:29:24 |
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Most (if not all) chlorides | by MatthewDBA | 2005-11-29 10:16:24 |
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Ah, so it was the other way around... (n/t) | by Tars_Tarkas | 2005-11-29 10:42:39 |
