: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
That date also holds Cincinnati's record for the earliest date of 1 inch or more of snowfall.
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
The city saw minor accumulation of snowfall Monday, but the next chance of additional snowfall isn't expected until late Thursday afternoon.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
More:Milwaukee had one of the warmest Christmases on record, on track for one of the lowest December snowfalls
More:2023 was Milwaukee's warmest year on record
Why has winter been so warm in Wisconsin this year?
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
Keep the pampering going downstairs at La Spa by Sisley Paris, where guests can relax in the Finnish sauna, frigidarium with snowfall, steam bath and cold immersion bath.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 8 Apr. 2024
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
The city saw minor accumulation of snowfall Monday, but the next chance of additional snowfall isn't expected until late Thursday afternoon.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
More:Milwaukee had one of the warmest Christmases on record, on track for one of the lowest December snowfalls
More:2023 was Milwaukee's warmest year on record
Why has winter been so warm in Wisconsin this year?
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
Keep the pampering going downstairs at La Spa by Sisley Paris, where guests can relax in the Finnish sauna, frigidarium with snowfall, steam bath and cold immersion bath.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowfall. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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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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