Did you know ... about Snow?
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1. SNOWFLAKES AREN'T THE ONLY FORM OF SNOW
Snow can also precipitate as
graupel or sleet
. Not to be confused with hail, graupel (or snow pellets) are opaque ice particles that form in the atmosphere as ice crystals fall through freezing cloud droplets—meaning cloud particles that are colder than the freezing point of water but remain liquid. The cloud droplets group together to form a soft, lumpy mass. Sleet, on the other hand, consists of drops of rain that freeze into small, translucent balls of ice as they fall from the sky.
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Snow, like the ice particles it’s made up of, is actually colorless. It’s translucent, which means that light does not pass through it easily (like it would transparent glass), but is rather reflected. It’s the light reflected off a snowflake’s faceted surface that creates its white appearance.
But why white? The reason we see objects as colors is because some wavelengths of light are absorbed while others are reflected. The object takes on whatever color light is reflected. For example, the sky is blue because the blue wavelengths are reflected while the other colors are absorbed. Since snow is made up of so many tiny surfaces, the light that hits it is scattered in many directions and will actually bounce around from one surface to the next as it’s reflected. This means no wavelength is absorbed or reflected with any consistency, so the white light bounces back as the color white.
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3. THE
AVERAGE
SNOWFALL FOR A CHICAGO WINTER IN 35.0 INCHES
Chicago averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year. -- Chicago gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year. -- On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Chicago. The US average is 205 sunny days.
Chicago gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.
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It was achieved at an event organized by the City of Saskatoon, PotashCorp Wintershines Festival, and Yukigassen Team Canada (all Canada), in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, on 31 January 2016.
The event was organized to send off Team Canada for the Showa Shinzan International Yukigassen World Championships, an annual professional snowball fighting competition.
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AND FINALLY A FACT FROM CHICAGOLAND'S FAVORITE METEOROLOGIST, TOM SKILLING... in "
ASK TOM
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Dear Tom,
On average, does Chicago get more snow during the first or the second half of the winter season? -- Jimmy Hines, Gary, Indiana
Dear Jimmy,
Let’s call January 15 the exact middle of the winter season. Using Chicago’s snowfall data from the winter seasons of 1884-85 through 2018-19 (135 seasons), total snowfall from the autumn of any given season through January 14 was 2,086.7 inches, on January 15 it was 39.0 inches and from January 16 onward through the end of each snow season, 2,927.7 inches.
That works out to an average of 37.4 inches of snow in a given snow season; autumn through January 14 yields 15.4 inches per season on average, January 15 is 0.3 inches and January 16 onward yields 21.7 inches.
The answer to your question: Chicago’s snow season is most snowy in the second half of the snow season.
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VISIT Lake Geneva Winterfest 2020
**Jan 25-Feb 2**
Winterfest is a nine-day festival dedicated to art, winter, and fun. Check out the Ice Sculpting competition, a hovercraft competition with rides, ice castles, human dog sled races, magic shows, helicopter rides, and activities through the town. There is live entertainment and the Ice Bar in the evenings.
Some activities are free. Located in the city of Lake Geneva, in southeastern Wisconsin
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2020 Fire & Ice Festival
Friday, February 21st, 2019
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Indoor and Outdoor Activities to enjoy a Friday Night! Back for a 6th year, come enjoy roasted marshmallows, hot chocolate or cider, in-door activities, crafts, karaoke, family games & more! A family friendly event!
Location: Chicago Women's Park & Gardens
Fee: $5.00/child payable at the door Age Range: Youth and families
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