I noticed that accuweather measures snow differently to rain. Rain is in mm but snow is in cm - that’s mildly infuriating to me.
I noticed that accuweather measures snow differently to rain. Rain is in mm but snow is in cm - that’s mildly infuriating to me.
Isn’t that because it’s different measurement techniques? Mm rain is measured in a standardized meteorological cylinder contraption. If snow is measured in one of these cylinders they do mm of meltwater if I remember correctly. The centimeters are the height of the snow cover on the ground if it doesn’t melt right away.
I’ve heard that 1 cm of snow corresponds roughly to 1 mm water when melted, so basically all they need to do is check the cylinder and replace the unit.
Only it’s not a cylinder but more like a funnel, where snow can clog up the upper part and not even reach the cylindrical part.