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The ratio of snow to water can vary a great deal depending on the vertical profiles of temperature and moisture, and how they change during a storm. Typically 1 inch of rain is equal to 1 foot of snow, a 12-1 ratio. Depending on the temperature and moisture profiles of the snow growth region of the atmosphere and the origin area of the storm system, that ratio can go higher, say 20-1, which would be 20 inches, or lower, say 6-1 or so.
12-1 is most forecasters starting point, and if you go to your local NWS page and read the area forecast discussion, they usually tell what ratio they believe a system will have as it moves through your area
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5 inches of snow would equal how many inches of rain?
It can vary a lot - a common figure would be about half an inch of rain, but you could have an inch of water with very wet snow.
How much rain is in 4 feet of snow?
The fluffiness of the snow can vary how deep it is compared to an inch of rain. On average, however, ten inches of snow is an inch of rain, so .04 inches of rain is similar to .4 inches of snow.
0.15 inches of rain is how much snow?
This will depend on how cold it is, but on average 10 inches of snow = 1 inch of rain, so 0.15 inches of rain = 1.5 inches of snow. It could be less than in inch of wet snow, or more than 2 inches of powder, however.
What kind of precipitation is it when 6 moist inches or 30 dry inches is equal to 1 inch of rain?
That would be snow.
How much rain is in 1 foot of snow?
It can vary widely. 1 inch of water can produce 2 inches of extremely wet snow or as much as 30 inches of fluffy dry snow. A rule of thumb (and this is a very general rule) is that 1 inch of water is in 10 inches of the average snowfall. To answer your question, it may be about 1.2 inches of rain using this formula.
How many inches of rain does the ocean get?
1 inch
How many inches does it rain a year in America?
about (0.0039)(0.35)(0.39)inch
5 inches of snow would equal how many inches of rain?
It can vary a lot - a common figure would be about half an inch of rain, but you could have an inch of water with very wet snow.
How many inches of fresh snow generally equals one inch of rain?
7
How much rain is in 4 feet of snow?
The fluffiness of the snow can vary how deep it is compared to an inch of rain. On average, however, ten inches of snow is an inch of rain, so .04 inches of rain is similar to .4 inches of snow.
How many inches of rain is equal to 3 inches of snow?
An inch is a unit of distance, not a specific amount. Therefore, 3 inches is always equal to 3 inches.
0.15 inches of rain is how much snow?
This will depend on how cold it is, but on average 10 inches of snow = 1 inch of rain, so 0.15 inches of rain = 1.5 inches of snow. It could be less than in inch of wet snow, or more than 2 inches of powder, however.
What is the rate unit of 3 inches of rain in 6 hours?
1/2 an inch an hour
Do most deserts recevie on average less than 50 inches of rain less than 10 inches of rain or less than 1 inch of rain?
less than 10 inches
How many inches of snow are counted as one inch of rain in Alaska?
It varies a lot just like it does in other places. Along the coast you might get only 4 inches of snow out of an inch of water. In many other places where it's much colder, you can easily get 20 inches out of that same inch of water.
What is the unit of precipitation?
A unit of precipitation is usually an inch. Both snow and rain are measured in inches. Rain is also measured in fractions of inches.
What is the unit rate of 5 inches of rain in 24 hours?
The idea is to divide the number of inches of rain by the number of hours. That will give you the unit rain, in inches per hour.
