: a fall of snow
specifically
: the amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a given period
Examples of snowfall in a Sentence
The yearly snowfall here is over 30 feet!
30 feet of annual snowfall
The area is expecting heavy snowfall this weekend.
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The bright yellow Toyota Prius Nightshade arrived in my driveway just hours before one of Denver’s bigger snowfalls of the season.
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Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Capital Weather Gang’s annual snowfall forecast contest saw two readers correctly predict the exact amount.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2026
Continuous snowfall and strong winds, ranging from 60 to 125 miles per hour, had created hazardous conditions.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Evening rush-hour commuters — who thought winter was over — felt foolish after the city was socked with a record-breaking spring snowfall.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Capital Weather Gang’s annual snowfall forecast contest saw two readers correctly predict the exact amount.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2026
Continuous snowfall and strong winds, ranging from 60 to 125 miles per hour, had created hazardous conditions.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Evening rush-hour commuters — who thought winter was over — felt foolish after the city was socked with a record-breaking spring snowfall.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowfall. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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snowfall
noun
snow·fall
-ˌfȯl 
1
: a fall of snow
2
: the amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a certain period
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