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How to Measure New Snow Depth

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How to Measure New Snow Depth

19,979 views October 25, 2013 1:51

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This short animation describes the correct procedure for measuring the depth of new snowfall.

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CoCoRaHS HQ published this 1:51 video tutorial on October 25, 2013. It has been watched 19,979 times on YouTube.

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October 25, 2013
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  • “In Depth” Snow Measuring media.cocorahs.org

    When to Measure New Snow! •!Measure new snowfall as soon as possible after it ends, before settling and melting occur. •!This often will not be at your regular observation time. Note that we never measure the depth of t…

  • Snow Measurement Guidelines weather.gov

    Snowfall: Measure and record the snowfall (snow, ice pellets ) since the previous snowfall observation (24 hours). (See Snowfall section below for details) Snow Depth: Determine the depth of the new and old snow remaini…

  • How to Measure Snowfall Accurately weather.gov

    It is not a good practice to measure the snow directly in the grass as the snow amount will be inflated by the blades of grass. The snowboard is used to measure new snowfall and will need to be cleaned off after each me…

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