: 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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What unfolds from there begins with crazy driving and turns into a midwinter night’s fantasia, complete with picture-perfect snowfall, a storybook crescent moon and a lone skater on a lake.
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Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
As of May 13, since this season began, Milwaukee has recorded at least a trace amount of rain or snowfall 35 out of 74 days, said local NWS meteorologist Cameron Miller.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
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Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
As of May 13, since this season began, Milwaukee has recorded at least a trace amount of rain or snowfall 35 out of 74 days, said local NWS meteorologist Cameron Miller.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
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“Snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowfall. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
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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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