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    • Change in Snowfall

    Metadata Updated: February 25, 2025

    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 2024 at 170 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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    Metadata Date February 7, 2025
    Metadata Created Date February 25, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 25, 2025
    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 February 7, 2025
    Metadata Created Date February 25, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 25, 2025
    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 83059ee7-1e18-4de4-8b84-339f064ce914
    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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