1 foot = 30.5 centimeters

9 inches = 22.5 centimeters

6 inches = 15.25 centimeters

What Makes The Different Shapes?

The shape that a snow crystal will take depends on the temperature at which it was formed. When the temperature is around 2°C to -2°C, thin six-sides plates are formed. At -2°C to -6°C long needle shapes are formed. At -6°C to -10°C hallow columns are formed. At -10°C to -14°C six-point stars are formed. At -14°C to -18°C dendrites are formed. The colder it is outside, the smaller the snowflakes that fall. The fluffiest snow falls at temperatures around -7°C.

Did You Know…

•The coldest recorded temperature in Canada – 63C occurred in Snag, Yukon Territory, February 3, 1947.
•The coldest temperature ever recorded in the world was -128C, in Antarctica in 1983.
•10 inches of snow equals one inch of liquid rain
•The largest one-day snowfall in Western Canada was 145.4 cm, in Tahtsa Lake, B.C., in February 1999.
•Saguenay, Quebec is Canada’s “snowiest” city. It averages 342 cm of snowfall each year.
•Sapporo, Japan is the worlds “snowiest” city. It averages 630 cm of snowfall each year!
•In 1971, Revelstoke, B.C. received 2446.5 cm of snow – that equals over 81 feet!
•Snow can fall from clear skies when the temperature is below -10 degrees Celsius
•Every snowflake has 6 sides.
•Over 80% of the world’s fresh water is locked up in snow or ice.