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Change in Snowfall

Metadata Updated: March 22, 2024

This indicator shows the average rate of change in total snowfall from 1930 to 2007 at 419 weather stations in the contiguous 48 states. Blue circles represent increased snowfall; red circles represent a decrease. This indicator also shows the percentage change in winter snow-to-precipitation ratio from 1949 to 2020 at 177 weather stations in the contiguous 48 states. This ratio measures what percentage of total winter precipitation falls in the form of snow. A decrease (red circle) indicates that more precipitation is falling in the form of rain instead of snow. Blue circles indicate more precipitation is falling in the form of snow instead of rain. For more information: https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators.

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Dates

Metadata Date April 15, 2021
Metadata Created Date March 22, 2024
Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2024
Reference Date(s) August 2, 2016 (publication)
Frequency Of Update annually

Metadata Source

Harvested from Environmental Dataset Gateway ISO Geospatial Metadata

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Change in snowfall

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date April 15, 2021
Metadata Created Date March 22, 2024
Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2024
Reference Date(s) August 2, 2016 (publication)
Responsible Party U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation (Publisher)
Contact Email
Guid 9BAE40D8-2B7E-42E4-82B3-01076FB7129C
Access Constraints https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.html
Bbox East Long -69.72
Bbox North Lat 48.98
Bbox South Lat 31.95
Bbox West Long -124.37
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update annually
Graphic Preview Description Change in snowfall
Graphic Preview File https://edg.epa.gov/data/PUBLIC/OAR/OAP/metadata/Thumbnails/Snowfall.png
Graphic Preview Type PNG
Harvest Object Id b7625d7c-6500-4fca-a955-106395f7ea9a
Harvest Source Id 9b3cd81e-5515-4bb7-ad3c-5ae44de9b4bd
Harvest Source Title Environmental Dataset Gateway ISO Geospatial Metadata
Licence None. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currency and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata. Acknowledgement of the EPA would be appreciated.
Lineage
Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-124.37, 31.95], [-69.72, 31.95], [-69.72, 48.98], [-124.37, 48.98], [-124.37, 31.95]]]}
Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System 102010
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 1930-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2007-01-01

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