Do an inch of rain and an inch of fluffy snow produce the same amount of precipitation?

Question

Do an inch of rain and an inch of fluffy snow produce the same amount of precipitation?

Answer 1

No...

Its been said that a foot of snow equals and inch of rain

a dry fluffy snow could be two feet of snow to equal the same precipitation of one inch of rain

where maybe 4 inces of heavy, wet snow could equal an inch of rain

i dont believe there is an actual mathematical formula, it would be different in each circumstance (type of snow)

Answer 2

no

an inch of rain is much denser than an inch of snow.  Its probably three to one or more

Answer 3

Nope - one foot of snow equates to an inch of rain, generally.

Answer 4

no, snow has air pockets, making it apear higher off the ground.  Also water expands when it freezes. So an inch of snow would be less water than an inch of rain.

Answer 5

No

Water is dense

Snow is like frozen water, but the water has teeny bits of air inside it kind of

Answer 6

no.... the fluffy snow will contain less water due to the fluffiness.  In fact even if the snow was as compact as hail or ice it would still not be as much precipitation since water's volume increases when frozen and the melt water will therefore be less than an inch of just rain water.

Answer 7

An inch of rain is an inch or rain but that same amount of moisture can cause snow accumulations 8x that of rain. This ratio changes according to the specific properties of the airmass.