snowfall
noun
snow·fall
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Definition of snowfall
: 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 biggest one resulted from last winter’s heavy snowfall. — Pam Boyd, The Know, "Some good dam news: Sylvan Lake should finish construction in the fall," 25 July 2019 During really wet winters with heavy Sierra snowfall, valley people fret about flooding. — George Skelton, latimes.com, "Afraid of the Big One? Consider Sacramento, which avoids the worst California quakes," 15 July 2019 During really wet winters with heavy Sierra snowfall, valley people fret about flooding. — George Skelton, The Mercury News, "Skelton: What’s the safest California city in an earthquake?," 15 July 2019 Runoff from this winter’s heavy snowfall has led to turbulent rivers and creeks, and counties across the state are at risk for floods. — Carina Julig, The Denver Post, "Death toll on Colorado rivers is rising because of heavy spring snowmelt," 24 June 2019 Some snow is also expected throughout the day, with heavy snowfall Friday that could bring up to 9 inches of accumulation near the summit. — Asia Fields, The Seattle Times, "4 climbers stranded on treacherous Mount Rainier route, heavy snow expected," 6 June 2019 The Southwest got a reprieve this year with average and above-average snowfall following a year that sent many states into extreme drought. — Washington Post, "Wet winter doesn’t end climate change risk to Colorado River," 15 Aug. 2019 In the winter of 1975, a week after a ten-inch snowfall, Chris Womendez and Cherie Jimenez decided to turn Cherie’s apartment into a shelter for women who were getting beaten up at home. — Larissa Macfarquhar, The New Yorker, "The Radical Transformations of a Battered Women’s Shelter," 13 Aug. 2019 According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo., Greenland has already lost a total of over 250 billion tons from a combination of melt runoff and low total snowfall this season. — Andrew Freedman, BostonGlobe.com, "Massive heat wave puts Greenland on track for record melt," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'snowfall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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snowfall
noun
English Language Learners Definition of snowfall
: an amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a particular period of time
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snowfall
noun
snow·fall
| \ ˈsnō-ˌfȯl
\
\
Kids Definition of snowfall
1
: a fall of snow
2
: the amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a certain period