Big Timber recent data

Station USC00240780   Map coordinates 45.8328 -109.9503

1990-2015 Illinois data

What is the best way of showing this? ISMWIC

It shows up in daily data, monthly, seasonal, and even annual data.

Here's an example. URBANA Illinois station USC00118740   map coordinates 40.0839  -88.2403

Declining temps at this location always mean more snow

 

Rising temps

This relationship shows up monthly, even annually

For good measure, 100 years of data

ISMWIC

It snows more when it is cold

It started snowing

An hour ago it was rain.  As the temperature drops, the snow (which is far above) no longer melts as it reaches warmer air.  And it snows.  Because it is colder.

It does not snow more because it is warmer.

It might seem surprising to find it snows more when it is cold, or colder

It snows more when it is cold.

It snows more when it's cold.

"It snows more when it is cold."

"It snows more when it's cold."

Old blog links

http://thestraighterdope.blogspot.com/2015/03/does-it-snow-more-when-its-cold-or-when.html