: 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 winter season, while still popular, is much quieter, with snowfall limiting public access to the park.
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Shelby Knick, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
In 17 States As 13 Inches Of Heavy Snow To Hit
There was a 70 percent chance of snowfall rates of more than an inch per hour at Stevens Pass from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday, the NWS added.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
Now, icebergs are breaking from the frozen continent at a faster rate than snowfall is adding to it, as Chad Greene, a glaciologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, told New Scientist’s James Dinneen in 2023.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
According to the advisory, areas at elevations below 7,000 feet could receive 2 to 6 inches of snow, while higher peaks might get up to a foot of snowfall.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
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Shelby Knick, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
In 17 States As 13 Inches Of Heavy Snow To Hit
There was a 70 percent chance of snowfall rates of more than an inch per hour at Stevens Pass from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday, the NWS added.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
Now, icebergs are breaking from the frozen continent at a faster rate than snowfall is adding to it, as Chad Greene, a glaciologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, told New Scientist’s James Dinneen in 2023.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
According to the advisory, areas at elevations below 7,000 feet could receive 2 to 6 inches of snow, while higher peaks might get up to a foot of snowfall.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowfall. Accessed 19 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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