snowfall

noun

snow·​fall ˈsnō-ˌfȯl 

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Authorities placed hundreds of letters, teddy bears and bouquets of flowers for the fire victims beneath an igloo to protect them from snowfall. —Reuters, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026

Meteorologist Kenley Bonner expected less than an inch of snow to accumulate across the city and suburbs Friday morning, with the foothills seeing as much as two inches of snowfall. —Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026

Salt Lake City recorded its second-latest measurable snowfall on record this year, when a tenth of an inch fell on December 27. —Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026

Mammoth Mountain, for example, set an all-time record for snowfall in the 2022-23 season. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing snowfall

• heavy snowfall

Rhymes for snowfall

• propofol

Kids Definition

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