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Too Cold for Snow?

Catherine Boeckmann
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This month’s question: Can it ever be too cold to snow? Join us for a weather history, facts, and lore.

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Catherine Boeckmann

Catherine Boeckmann loves nature, stargazing, and gardening so it’s not surprising that she and The Old Farmer’s Almanac found each other. She leads digital content for the Almanac website, and is also a certified master gardener in the state of Indiana. Read More from Catherine Boeckmann
 

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Don Marks (not verified)

11 months 3 weeks ago

We generally feel it’s coldest at 40° to 45° and utter (or is that stutter) “it’s too cold to snow” due to the damp. It is of course too warm to snow.

philscott67 (not verified)

14 years 10 months ago

It is said that the South Pole is the coldest place with the least snowfall,that it is like a fridgid dessert.