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How to measure snow

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In view of the storm that is moving through the Southeast today and this weekend, I thought a refresher on how to measure snow would be helpful.  The National Weather Service offices would love it if you provide snow depth reports via Twitter or their web sites.  I’ve got my rain gauge ready and my snow board out!

Training slide sets from CoCoRaHS:

https://www.cocorahs.org/Content.aspx?page=training_slideshows

Snow measurements from Greer SC NWS office:

https://www.weather.gov/gsp/snow

NWS infographic on snow measurements:

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