: 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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The technology, combined with temperatures finally low enough for snowmaking plus 2 inches of natural snowfall in the past week, helped Bogus prepare to claim Idaho’s first ski-area opening, according to the release.
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Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 28 Nov. 2025
Updated multiple times daily, this tool provides the latest snowfall data.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
The south-central region saw light snowfall.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Lake-effect snowfall rates are heavy, producing 3 inches of snow per hour or more.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 28 Nov. 2025
Updated multiple times daily, this tool provides the latest snowfall data.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
The south-central region saw light snowfall.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Lake-effect snowfall rates are heavy, producing 3 inches of snow per hour or more.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowfall. Accessed 1 Dec. 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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