how many inches of snow are equal to an inch of rain?

Answer 1

Last year the local weatherman on tv said about 12" of snow would come from just 1" of rain. It was raining and the ski slopes wanted snow.

Answer 2

A rough rule of thumb is that one inch of rain is the same as ten inches of fresh snow but a lot depends on the type of snow that falls. Noticed that it's fresh snow, snow that's been lying for a while becomes compact so less depth equals an inch of rain. The light fluffy snow contains much more air then the wet slushy stuff. One inch of rain could be the equivalent of as much as 20 inches of light snow (more in some circumstances) or as little as just a couple of inches of the heavy stuff.

Answer 3

Environment Canada officially uses the ratio of 10:1 when not specifically measured. In Canada we use mm for rainfall and cm for snowfall so 15 cm of snow melts into 15 mm of rain.

Answer 4

Provided the area considered for each is the same; one inch of rain water is equal to 1.12 inches of compact snow (ice). One should remember that only 1/9 of the iceberg is above the water.
Of course, depending upon the amount of air trapped, the snow height will be much more .

Answer 5

Four. Rain is only 25% the volume of snow. Although this can vary depending upon the type of snow. According to the Eskimoes, Icelanders and Greenlanders, there are over 400 different types of snow, based upon their qualities.

Answer 6

One inch of snow is equal to an inch of rain. The size of an inch doesn't change, no matter what is being measured.

Answer 7

10 to 12 in of snow = 1 in of rain.
ice = 10% less dense than water

Answer 8

45

Answer 9

Roughly 10 to twelve depending on how it is settled or packed, dry or wet.