CoCoRaHS Tutorial: How to measure snowfall


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CoCoRaHS - Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network
https://www.cocorahs.org/Content.aspx?page=MeasureSnow

Snowfall is the maximum accumulation of fresh snow during the past day prior to melting or settling. We measure snowfall to the nearest 0.1 (one-tenth) inch. Maybe you have a ruler in tenths like me, but many don't. Since snow melts and settles, you m

CoCoRaHS - Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network
https://www.cocorahs.org/Content.aspx?page=snow

Melt and measure this snow core and enter the liquid equivalent (using the inner gauge cylinder) in the CoCoRaHS entry for "Core Precipitation." Obviously you will want to do a core measurement after you have measured the snowfall since you will

CoCoRaHS Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Measurements
https://www.weather.gov/gyx/cocorahs_precip_tutorial.html

Enter this value as 'precipitation' on CoCoRaHS. 5. New Snow. New snow should be measured with a ruler and for CoCoRaHS is the maximum new snow depth at any point in the preceding 24hrs. If you receive some snow, followed by rain, sleet, etc, you