Snow and percipitation???

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I was wondering, how do you measure precipitation in inches from snow? Like if you got 3 inches of snow, how many inches of rain is it?

2007-01-18 14:42:54 · 4 answers · asked by Christian H 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather

melt it down, measure it.

2007-01-18 14:56:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

10 to 1 for snow to water is a decent ballpark. So 3 inches of snow would be ~0.3" of precip.

2007-01-18 23:54:49 · answer #2 · answered by BobBobBob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I think gunner is the winner. I'm pretty sure they melt it down for water content to add to yearly rain totals.

2007-01-19 00:04:04 · answer #3 · answered by LV NASCAR FAN 6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

depends on how dense the snow is. you must now the volume of melted snow.

2007-01-18 22:46:18 · answer #4 · answered by ecoandy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋