: a fall of snow
specifically
: the amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a given period
Examples of snowfall in a Sentence
The yearly snowfall here is over 30 feet!
30 feet of annual snowfall
The area is expecting heavy snowfall this weekend.
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The metro area has a 30% chance of snowfall exceeding 1 inch.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
The city can expect between a dusting and 4 inches of snowfall by the time the storm wraps up early Wednesday morning.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
Cold nights, sunny days, and April storms keep these 6,000 skiable acres soft and white—from nearly 400 inches of annual snowfall.
—Anna Fiorentino, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025
Focus remains north of the bridge as accumulations of at least 4 inches of snowfall remains highly likely by Saturday Morning.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
The city can expect between a dusting and 4 inches of snowfall by the time the storm wraps up early Wednesday morning.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
Cold nights, sunny days, and April storms keep these 6,000 skiable acres soft and white—from nearly 400 inches of annual snowfall.
—Anna Fiorentino, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025
Focus remains north of the bridge as accumulations of at least 4 inches of snowfall remains highly likely by Saturday Morning.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowfall. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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snowfall
noun
snow·fall
-ˌfȯl 
1
: a fall of snow
2
: the amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a certain period
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