Sentences with phrase «as snow in winter»

Sixty percent of annual precipitation falls primarily as snow in the winter and spring months from October to April, and the melting of the resulting snowpack accounts for 80 to 90 % of annual stream flow [29].

A Climate Central analysis of 65 years of winter precipitation data from more than 2,000 weather stations in 42 states, found a decrease in the percent of precipitation falling as snow in winter months for every region of the country.

Right now, places like California assume water will be stored as snow in the winter and then will come as runoff in the spring, which the state apportions for various uses during the dry season.

Not exact matches

Airlines were canceling flights and waiving changes fees Friday as a winter storm brought heavy snow to airports in the Midwest and Great Lakes, USA Today reports.

In addition to critiquing the newest looks, fashion insiders paid close attention to New York's biggest winter storm of the season so far as many swapped stilettos for snow boots.

Winter is here, and it's about to get even colder in the northeastern and midwestern parts of the U.S. Winter storm Grayson has already begun delivering freezing rain and snow to states as south as Florida, coating Tallahassee with snow for the first time in 28 years.

The Nearby mountains can get as much as 500 inches of snow in the winter and the city hosted the Winter Olympics inwinter and the city hosted the Winter Olympics inWinter Olympics in 2002.

Other planners said the atmosphere was lighter in 2016, with winter wonderland and carnival themes featuring such flourishes as giant snow globe photo - booths and game stations.

If it's not smoggy, you can see beyond the Phoenix mountains to others in the distance, sometimes even as far as Four Peaks, which may be crested with snow if it's been a wet winter.

as he follows the tracks of the skunk in the January snow; wondering where the skunk is beading and why; speculating on the different meanings of a winter thaw for the mouse whose snow burrow has collapsed and the owl who has just made dinner on the mouse; trying to understand the honking of the geese as they circle the pond; and wondering what the world must look like to a muskrat eye - deep in the swamp.

We as suppose to get a winter storm on Wednesday so this will be perfect to make after the kids play outside in the snow followed by some hot chocolate!

This stuffing reminds me of the wintered trails on my favorite hike in Ithaca; rich brown earth and bark with a flair of orange leaves clinging on for dear life as the snow breezes in and settles righteously.

As I write this it is snowing outside and I'm heading out to meet my sister in Chicago and I really hope my flight is not delayed and so begins winter.

Monty Atwater, in charge of snow safety for the Olympic Winter Games, favors heavily sweetened tea before skiing and on the slopes as the best source of nourishment, heat and stimulation.

Green Bay's Fox affiliate decided to name the storm Winter Storm Aaron in the hopes that Aaron Rodgers wreaks as much havoc on the Seahawks as the snow will be bringing to the game.

With the television cameras in town, it was an early kick off, and it was another miserable winter day with rain, threats of snow but at least not quite as cold as was being predicted.

In some Scandanavian countries children are left outside in their prams for their naps, wheel - deep in snow, to kill off winter bugs... so rest assured... as long as your baby is properly dressed they will be fine outside for a whilIn some Scandanavian countries children are left outside in their prams for their naps, wheel - deep in snow, to kill off winter bugs... so rest assured... as long as your baby is properly dressed they will be fine outside for a whilin their prams for their naps, wheel - deep in snow, to kill off winter bugs... so rest assured... as long as your baby is properly dressed they will be fine outside for a whilin snow, to kill off winter bugs... so rest assured... as long as your baby is properly dressed they will be fine outside for a while.

The live groundhog forecast will begin at 10 am, followed by winter activities such as meeting our resident wildlife, exploring our wilderness trails, and learning how to identify animal tracks in the snow.

Discuss temperature, wind, snow and rain, foods and drink that are commonly consumed in winter and use the rhyme Here we Go Round the Mulberry Bush (below) as an action rhyme to get cold little bodies moving and warmed up!

As the holiday season is approaching, you might want to take a look at some Christmas Crafts for preschoolers and for those in the northern hemisphere, there is also a Winter Preschool Theme that includes rhymes about winter, recipes, including a fun and easy snow ice - cream recipe, a snowflake cutting craft andWinter Preschool Theme that includes rhymes about winter, recipes, including a fun and easy snow ice - cream recipe, a snowflake cutting craft andwinter, recipes, including a fun and easy snow ice - cream recipe, a snowflake cutting craft and more!

My family and I go up to the snow as much as possible in the winter.

He looks forward to winter each year — playing in the snow is the best as far as Jermarion is concerned.

We have been fortunate to have a mild winter so far, and while we all know there are still plenty of weeks in which we could get buried in snow, we also must recognize that spring, also known as construction season, is coming.

As winters go, this season is pretty much on par with the total amount snow that typically falls in any given year in Central New York, but residents are fed up with all the white stuff that has fallen of late.

Removing their white winter coat once kept snowshoe hares hidden in spring, but as the snows melt earlier, they are increasingly exposed.

Birch trees not performing as expected That means a shorter period for snow to accumulate in winter and a bigger gap between snowmelt and summer rains, two factors that work together to produce more intense dry spells.

These cold air masses often cause nor'easter s, winter storms that move up the Eastern Seaboard and dump massive amounts of snow on the East Coast, as with «Snowmageddon» in 2010.

Glaciers act as a liquid bank account for people in those areas, storing snow in winter and releasing melted water slowly in the summer.

Precipitation was very important in the summer and the winter, when rains and melting snow boosted runoff and delivered nitrogen and phosphorus, which algae use as food sources, to the lake.

Despite cold, snow, and three months of darkness every winter, life thrived here, as it does today in parts of Alaska with a similar climate.

The apparent decline is greatest around the ice sheet's edges, but it also is occurring in the high elevation interior known as the dry snow zone, where the reflectivity is effectively reset each winter by new snowfall.

The insect also likes a party: In late winter or early spring, these bugs sometimes form huge colonies, as wide as a yard, with millions of individuals migrating together like a superorganism, devouring the algae that grow on wet, decomposing leaf litter in the melting snow, Schulz explainIn late winter or early spring, these bugs sometimes form huge colonies, as wide as a yard, with millions of individuals migrating together like a superorganism, devouring the algae that grow on wet, decomposing leaf litter in the melting snow, Schulz explainin the melting snow, Schulz explains.

The findings show that the Ellesmere Protarctos lived in a northern boreal - type forest habitat, where there would have been 24 - hour darkness in winter, as well as about six months of ice and snow.

Yet Gerrit de Veer, who kept a diary throughout the winter of 1596/7, mentions heavy snow as early as 9 August, and says that in September the nails froze to their lips while they were building the house.

Slush Dogs For the first time in the Iditarod's 44 - year history, organizers imported snow for the sled dog race via the Alaska Railroad, as winter and spring temperatures climbed 9 degrees F above average, shattering a decades - old record.

As he did in his delightful Sonoran Desert Spring and Sonoran Desert Summer, Alcock takes the latest research, as reported in scholarly journals, and explains it as he walks the reader up steep hillsides in 38 °C heat or through winter snoAs he did in his delightful Sonoran Desert Spring and Sonoran Desert Summer, Alcock takes the latest research, as reported in scholarly journals, and explains it as he walks the reader up steep hillsides in 38 °C heat or through winter snoas reported in scholarly journals, and explains it as he walks the reader up steep hillsides in 38 °C heat or through winter snoas he walks the reader up steep hillsides in 38 °C heat or through winter snow.

As winters arrive later and snow melts earlier, the worldwide decrease in snow cover already may have dramatic impacts on animals that change coat colors with the seasons.

Their findings indicated that twice as much soot was deposited on snow in winter compared with summer, meaning that the sunlight - absorbing soot likely caused greater melting of the Arctic ice cap during the winter.

Faecal pellets show that the rabbits feed on the leaves of alpine eucalyptus trees, also known as snow gums, when the grass is buried by snow in winter.

«The sun began to be darkened by day and the moon by night, while the ocean was tumultuous with spray from the 24th of March in this year till the 24th of June in the following year... And, as the winter was a severe one, so much so that from the large and unwonted quantity of snow the birds perished... there was distress... among men... from the evil things» Zacharias of Mytilene (Chronicle, 9.19, 10.1)

In western states where snowpack is critical, we found decreases in the percent of winter precipitation falling as snow at elevations between sea level and 5,000 feeIn western states where snowpack is critical, we found decreases in the percent of winter precipitation falling as snow at elevations between sea level and 5,000 feein the percent of winter precipitation falling as snow at elevations between sea level and 5,000 feet.

Oregon has only one station above 5,000 feet, but it too reported a strong increase in rain vs snow as winter precipitation.

The result: more winter precipitation falling as rain instead of snow, two - tenths of an inch to more than half an inch a day, pushing the snowline in the mountains up from 3,000 feet to higher than 4,000 feet.

The majority of winter precipitation in Montana falls as snow, and the precipitation that accumulates as snowpack in the mountains is the most significant source of water to valley bottoms throughout the summer.

In locations that are accustomed to getting snow during the winter, the total amount of snow each year is already decreasing as the planet warms from increasing greenhouse gases; the percentage of precipitation falling as snow is on the decline, with more of it falling as rain.

For my undergraduate thesis I documented the effects of coniferous canopy cover on abiotic variables such as temperature, wind - speed, snow depth, and sunlight in relation to wintering white - tailed deer in the Adirondacks of New York state.

One reason is because an increasing percentage of winter precipitation is falling as rain instead of snow in many locations.

In addition to New Hampshire, the Northeast's other two main skiing resort strongholds of Maine and Vermont have had 58 and 62 percent, respectively, of the weather stations in this analysis reporting a drop winter precipitation falling as snoIn addition to New Hampshire, the Northeast's other two main skiing resort strongholds of Maine and Vermont have had 58 and 62 percent, respectively, of the weather stations in this analysis reporting a drop winter precipitation falling as snoin this analysis reporting a drop winter precipitation falling as snow.

A Climate Central report found that between sea level and 5,000 feet in elevation, a smaller percentage of winter precipitation is falling as snow in the western U.S..

However, with winters overall heating up because of global warming, the precipitation that falls during the season is increasingly falling as rain rather than snow in the U.S..