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Flagstaff Snow Facts

Flagstaff receives an average yearly snowfall of 110 inches.

The Flagstaff District of ADOT (Arizona Department of Transportation) operates about 42 snowplows during the winter months.

The heaviest snowfall on record since 1961 occurred in 1973. How many inches of snow accumulated? Answer: 210.0 inches

The earliest snowfall on record in Flagstaff was on September 19, 1965. The latest snowfall on record was on June 8, 1907.

Blizzard: A long, severe snowstorm
Blowing Snow: Wind-driven snow that significantly reduces visibility to less than seven miles
Chill: A feeling of coldness
Flurries: Light snowfall that generally does not produce measurable accumulation
Freezing drizzle or rain: The effect of drizzle or rain upon impact on objects that have a temperature of 32 degrees or below
Frost: A covering of small ice crystals that forms on or near the ground when temperatures approach or drop below 32 degrees
Ice: Frozen water
Ice storm: A freezing rain event that produces damaging ice accumulations of ¼ inch or greater
Icicles: Hanging mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
Wind chill: Apparent temperature that describes the combined effect of wind and low air temperatures
Snow: A descent or shower of crystals of ice formed from water vapor in the air
Snow showers: Snow that stops and starts suddenly and is characterized by rapid changes in both intensity and visibility
Warning: Indicates a hazard weather element is imminent and has a very high probability of occurrence
Sleet: Solid grains of ice formed by the freezing of raindrops or the refreezing of largely melted snowflakes

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