snowfall

[ snoh-fawl ]

noun

1. a fall of snow.
2. the amount of snow at a particular place or in a given time.

snowfall

/ ˈsnəʊˌfɔːl /

noun

1. a fall of snow
2. meteorol the amount of snow received in a specified place and time

Word History and Origins

Origin of snowfall¹

First recorded in 1815–25; snow + fall

Example Sentences

The former is an ancient region of old volcanic flows, with a suspected history of massive snowfall from tens of millions of years ago.

From MIT Technology Review

The average snowfall is 60 inches, but the amount the area actually sees each year varies.

From Outside Online

Without a solid source of cold air, the track of the storm will need to be close to perfect for substantial snowfall.

From Washington Post

For our area, the farther south and faster scenarios would carry the best prospects for significant snowfall.

From Washington Post

Temperatures near and a little above freezing mean snow won’t stick much to roads and accumulation will be pretty limited, as melting may match the rate of any new snowfall.

From Washington Post

And so, we had a collegial conversation in the last snowfall of the season.

From The Daily Beast

During the winter of 2013-2014, snowfall was heavier than average.

From The Daily Beast

The glaciers are melting because snowfall is decreasing and temperatures are rising—bad news for wolverines.

From The Daily Beast

The excessive snowfall was due to an abundance of moisture in the storm system.

From The Daily Beast

Vega, Texas, got the brunt of this weeklong February storm, with a 43-inch snowfall.

From The Daily Beast

If those jaspers flash any part of the roll in the Territory before snowfall, I'll get them.

From Project Gutenberg

With a good blinding snowfall, or a pelting downpour of cats and dogs, I might have hoped for a respite.

From Project Gutenberg

The snowfall during the night was the heaviest we had yet seen and continued into the next day.

From Project Gutenberg

I have already alluded to a more serious snowfall which took place from July 20 to 25.

From Project Gutenberg

Snowfall is very rare as far south as the City of Mexico, but is not unknown.

From Project Gutenberg

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