This satellite map of snow cover shows that every state in the contiguous U.S., except for Florida, received snow in January 2011.
Published Feb 25, 2011
The start of winter in the Southern Hemisphere brought snow to the continent’s highest peak.
Published Jun 13, 2015
This pair of maps shows average percent snow cover in December 2008 and February 2009, the first and last months of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
Published Mar 6, 2009
Scientist Tom Painter examines the differences between pure and dirty snow. A rise in dust can be a critical influence on snow-fed water supplies in the American West.
Published Sep 1, 2013
While Sochi itself appears to be dry, the mountain slopes are ready for the games.
Published Feb 8, 2014
What a difference one year has made in the snow cover over North America.
Published Mar 30, 2012
High-latitude springtime snow cover declined substantially between 1967 and 2012.
Published Jan 8, 2013
A below-normal snowpack in the Southern Rockies could spell trouble for water managers if the deficit continues into late winter and spring.
Published Feb 23, 2018
A potent weather system with origins in Manitoba moved south across the Great Lakes on Halloween and blew all the way to Florida, bringing snow and hard frost to regions that don't see either in some winters.
Published Nov 4, 2014
The climate of Earth is changing; fewer days of snow cover is yet another indicator.
Published Jan 3, 2014
The winter of 2019-2020 was much drier than usual in California, as evidenced by the dearth of snow in the mountains.
Published Mar 13, 2020
Acquired January 10, 2010, this true-color image shows snow cover stretching from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania. Snow thins toward the southwest.
Published Jan 11, 2010
