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British Columbia Experiences Snowfall

British Columbia Experiences Snowfall

On Jan. 15, NOAA-20 viewed a low pressure system that has been bringing snowfall into British Columbia, Canada since Jan. 10…
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Unusual Early-Season Snowfall in the South

Unusual Early-Season Snowfall in the South

December 11, 2017 NOAA/NASA's Suomi NPP satellite captured this image of an unusual early-season snow that fell across…
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Record December Snowfall in the Mid-Atlantic

Record December Snowfall in the Mid-Atlantic

GOES East captured heavy snow cover over the Mid-Atlantic region on Dec. 11, 2018.
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Winter Storm Leads to Historic Snowfall in Spain

Winter Storm Leads to Historic Snowfall in Spain

On Jan. 11, 2021, Europe’s Meteosat-11 satellite captured imagery of the aftermath of…
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A return to below-normal snowfall in the Sierra Nevada in 2018

A return to below-normal snowfall in the Sierra Nevada in 2018

February 08, 2018 This image, captured by the Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRS instrument compares current snow cover in the…
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Earth from Orbit: Late-Season Snowstorm Breaks Records

Earth from Orbit: Late-Season Snowstorm Breaks Records

Satellite imagery shows a late-season snowstorm that dropped record-breaking amounts of snowfall in Cheyenne, Wyoming and…
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Snow Cover

Snow Cover

Predicting snowfall amounts is part of NOAA’s mission, and so is measuring the amount of snow already on the ground. Snow…
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Activity: Measure Snow

Activity: Measure Snow

Earth-observing satellites like the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) help scientists measure snowfall in remote areas…