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According to Nolan Doesken, assistant climatologist for the state of Colorado and author of "The Snow Booklet", a snow flake can fall anywhere from 9 miles-per-hour to 1.5 miles-per-hour.

"The really rimed crystals can buzz right along like a blur," he says. "A nice little stellar crystal, the favorite magical snowflake with the arms that everybody draws, will float down more gently," at a mere 1.5 mph.

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