biggest snowfall

Maximum winter precipitation

Biggest snowfall refers to the largest accumulation of snow from a single storm or within a given period, typically measured in inches or centimeters: The biggest snowfall on record for the city was thirty-two inches in 1978.

The phrase appears in weather reports, record-keeping, and casual conversation about memorable winter storms.

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accumulation · drifts · powder · dumping · buried · snowed in · feet · inches · waist deep · historic · plowing · shoveling · digging out · white Christmas · snowbound · avalanche · nor'easter · lake effect

Opposites
snow accumulation quantity

biggest snowfallflurry

Brief burst of activity

snow flurries · dusting

weather severity/intensity

biggest snowfallmild weather

Moderate atmospheric conditions

fair weather · clear skies · non-event · heat wave · drought

precipitation type

biggest snowfalldrought

Prolonged water scarcity

heat wave · dry spell · scorching heat · summer drought

Family

bigger, snow, fall, snows, snowy, snowier, snowiest, falls, fallen

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G