: a fall of snow
specifically
: the amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a given period
Examples of snowfall in a Sentence
The yearly snowfall here is over 30 feet!
30 feet of annual snowfall
The area is expecting heavy snowfall this weekend.
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There’s an elegant severity to the natural elements that share the frame with the movie’s characters, manifested in silhouettes against vast cloudy skies, delicate snowfalls, shafts of light in dark interiors and crisp air filled with smoke and dust.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
The late April snowfall, combined with an already near-average Sierra Nevada snowpack, signals encouraging prospects for the state's water supplies.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
In the winter-mild southern U.S. states, previously unheard-of snowfalls brought everything to a halt.
—Patty Templeton-Jones, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Winter Park has seen above-average snowfall the past three seasons, too.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
The late April snowfall, combined with an already near-average Sierra Nevada snowpack, signals encouraging prospects for the state's water supplies.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
In the winter-mild southern U.S. states, previously unheard-of snowfalls brought everything to a halt.
—Patty Templeton-Jones, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Winter Park has seen above-average snowfall the past three seasons, too.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowfall. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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snowfall
noun
snow·fall
-ˌfȯl 
1
: a fall of snow
2
: the amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a certain period
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