I often hear that too cold for snow bxllox. No idea why that is such a widely heard saying!
Its more to do with association by those not familiar with how weather systems work.
ie bitterly cold for days, probably from an easterly wind. Dry air - no snow.
Front arrives from the west, bringing slightly warmer air, snow.
Perception, the rise in temperature made the atmosphere snow.
The opposite is often the case in this country, where people say its not cold enough for snow.....especially in the spring with warm surface temps and bitterly cold uppers- where we have showers. Where it doesnt feel that cold at the surface, in some cases as much as 6-7*c, but when the clouds arrive the temps drops to 0-1*c very rapidly.
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04 December 2014 15:19:33
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