What we did have on the ground for snow melted in most of the yard, except for the side of the house where there's shade. (confessionsofanorthernbelle.com)
There could also be less precipitation overall because of warming, or because what falls as snow melts earlier, so that by spring, there is less snow on the ground. (scientificamerican.com)
The sentence has been corrected to say when snow melts later. (sciencemag.org)