Informally I have heard that 1 inch of rain corresponds to anywhere
from 4 inches to 10 inches of snow, depending on "how wet" it is. The
most commonly heard number, in my experience, is 6 inches of snow.
It's late at night now and I'm busy these days gearing up for the new
semester. But if I think of it I will search the NWS pubs for the
"official" conversion factor. Perhaps the Handbook or the ASOS manual
specifies the factor.
Jim
On Sun, 07 Jan 2001, Pat Naughtin wrote:
....
> Does anyone know the ratio between rain and snow? I suppose it varies quite
> a bit according to temperature and compression. However, is there a Rule of
> Thumb that a rheologist would use to calculate river flows in the following
> Spring, for example?
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