Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful

Dec 1, 2020 | Hinsdale

With cold weather months now upon us, you might enjoy these wintery math facts!

What temperature does it have to be for snow to form?

How many kinds of snowflakes are there?

At what temperature does water boil? (Good to know for tea or cocoa on chilly days!)

How do meteorologists know what the weather will be like?

How big was the largest snowperson?

What are the world's largest snowfalls?

How much snow has to fall to cancel school in the U.S.?

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