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Snow is a form of precipitation within the Earth's atmosphere in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. Since snow is composed of small ice particles, it is a granular material. It has an open and therefore soft structure, unless packed by external pressure. Snowflakes come in a variety of sizes and shapes...

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1887

1.28.1887

In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the world's largest snowflakes are reported, convert 15 wide and convert 8 thick.

1949

1.11.1949

First recorded case of snowfall in Los Angeles, California.

1977

1.19.1977

Snow falls in Miami, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that snow has fallen. It also fell in the Bahamas.