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Old February 9th 07, 03:48 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Dick Lovett Dick Lovett is offline
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Default Snow depth paradox

Despite continuous, and occasionally moderate snow for the last 6
hours, the measured snow depth has decreased from 11 cm to 10 cm. It
looks as though the combination of slow melting on the top as the
temperature rose from 0.3 C to 0.9 C , and the weight of relatively
wet flakes, has compressed the light fluffy snow that accumulated
during yesterday.

Charlbury Oxon Cotswolds 121 M (398 feet) amsl.