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BigmanPigman

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15. When I grew up and later as a teacher I read

Mon Jan 1, 2018, 04:22 PM

Jan 2018

"The "Little House" books by Laura Installs Wilder and learned a lot about all sorts of things. One thing that their family did while living in South Dakota during a long, hard Winter was that snow can act as an insulator. You can build a cave, tunnel, even an igloo (not in her books). If it is below freezing outside but you have a ton of snow and wind the snow will keep colder air and wind out and your body heat and breath will create a layer of ice for further insulation. That is what the books said and it makes sense.

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Question about the temperature of snow [View all] Rorey Jan 2018 OP

Since snow is a solid form of water, which freezes at 32 degrees F, strickly speaking NRaleighLiberal Jan 2018 #1

But can't snow also be lower than 32? Rorey Jan 2018 #3

Perhaps he means that it does not go above 32 degrees nt Xipe Totec Jan 2018 #2

I don't think he meant that. Rorey Jan 2018 #5

Once frozen, ice can be any temperature below freezing. longship Jan 2018 #4

That's my thought too. Rorey Jan 2018 #6

Do you have snow outside? Do you have a thermometer? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2018 #13

We have no snow. Rorey Jan 2018 #14

I've heard that it can be too cold to snow TexasProgresive Jan 2018 #7

I heard that too, but... Rorey Jan 2018 #9

If you heat up ice to melt it marylandblue Jan 2018 #8

Logic would say that snow (or any water form) would tend to be at the temperature... TreasonousBastard Jan 2018 #10

Thank you. I agree with logic. Rorey Jan 2018 #11

Just think about it. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #12

When I grew up and later as a teacher I read BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #15

Someone once told me ... left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #16

I was told that it only snows between 20 and 40deg.F Callmecrazy Jan 2018 #17