Why doesn't it snow in California?

Answer 1

The moderating ocean affect from the Pacific Ocean keeps Los Angeles very mild during winter, making it rare for snow. Los Angeles has a few cold snaps in winter, and has flurries of snow every 20-30 years and usually melts by noon. The last snowfall was 0.02 inches in 1962.

Answer 2

It DOES snow in California...but only in Northern Cali. Here are some places where it snows.

Apple Valley, CA (153miles away from San Diego...and a 2hour 30minute drive)

Mount Laguna, CA (55miles away from San Diego... and a 1 hour drive)

Alpine, CA (29miles away from San Diego and a 30minute drive)

These are the best places where it snows in Cali

Answer 3

It has and does snow in Florida

BUTFlorida is far south and borders on one side the very warm Gulf of Mexico and on the other the very warm gulf stream current.

These three factors moderate the weather to the point that it very rarely gets below freezing even in the most sevear weather.

By the time it gets cold enough for snow to fall, the precipitation-generating mechanisms have usually exited the area.

Answer 4

It does. Australia is a very large and diverse nation. Whilst many parts of Australia are very hot, be it in the desert or the tropics, and hence do not experience snowfall, there are also many parts of Australia that do receive snow. New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania receive snow every winter in both the mountains and cooler inland areas. In fact, it is said that the Victorian High Plains (a huge, elevated expanse of land in North-Eastern Victoria) have more land under snow than Switzerland does.

Snow in Australia falls in limited areas compared to the entire area of the continent.

Winter time sees excellent snowfalls for skiing in the Snowy Mountains region of southeastern New South Wales and northeastern Victoria. Central Tasmania also sees good snowfalls. These falls usually only start in June at the earliest - usually July - and continue through August, tapering off in the early months of Spring. Several of Australia's main snow resorts include the Kosciuszko National Park in NSW (Charlotte's Pass, Thredbo, Blue Cow) and Victoria (Mt Bogong, Fall's Creek, Mt Hotham, etc).

Snow also falls (rarely) in southwest Western Australia, the southeast of South Australia, the highlands of Tasmania, Victoria, NSW (e.g. Blue Mountains to Orange) and even southern Queensland on the border around Stanthorpe.It has even been known to snow towards the coast in Victoria, in Gippsland and near the Great Ocean Road.

Of Australia's major cities, Canberra is the most likely to receive snow, followed by Hobart, but these falls are usually very light.

Answer 5

In Miami, Florida it does not snow because we are to close to the equator. Many people believe it is because it does not get cold in of . That is false. The reason it is false is because last winter it madeit to 20 degrees and did not snow. Now we under stand why it does not snow in Miami

Answer 6

California has a mild climate due to its proximity to the ocean and mountains, which tends to trap warm air. However, it does snow in higher elevations in California, such as the Sierra Nevada mountains, where colder temperatures and higher altitude create the conditions for snowfall.

Answer 7

It's too close to the equator and it is not very high in altitude.

Answer 8

To cold lady