SNOW -- Jeff Wood of Ithaca, NY wanted to know. "How many inches of rain would equal a foot of dry snow?" -- 9/16/99

The amount of "rain" (typically referred to as the liquid equivalent of snow) varies because some snow is wetter than others. You may know this from making snowballs, building snow people, shoveling snow, or possibly skiing. Wetter snow sticks together more.

Wet snow may have as much as 1.25" or more of liquid equivalent per 10" of snow; dry snow 0.75" or less. As a general rule, if you melt 10 inches of snow, you'll have about an inch of water.

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