<p>When looking Weather Station readings from the National Weather Service website, what does the term "<strong>Snow Interval (inches)</strong>" actually mean?  6 hr and 24 hr readings are obvious, but I can't seem to connect the dots to "Snow Interval".</p>

<p>For an example, look <a href="http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=mso&amp;sid=BIGMS&amp;num=168">here</a>.</p>

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2014-11-29T12:38:43.207Z
Odd that it's not in the [glossary](http://w1.weather.gov/glossary/index.php?letter=s) there - might be worth emailing and letting them know that, they might fix it, or at least tell you what it is. I'm not sure, and it's difficult to tell from the data, but I suspect it's something to do with snow density (gleaned from [here](http://wasatchweatherweenies.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/inverted-snow-mystery.html)).
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What does the term "Snow Interval" mean?
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# What does the term "Snow Interval" mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-26)

When looking Weather Station readings from the National Weather Service website, what does the term "**Snow Interval (inches)**" actually mean? 6 hr and 24 hr readings are obvious, but I can't seem to connect the dots to "Snow Interval".

For an example, look [here](http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=mso&sid=BIGMS&num=168).

**Tags:** meteorology, measurements, terminology, weather-forecasting, snow

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Odd that it's not in the [glossary](http://w1.weather.gov/glossary/index.php?letter=s) there - might be worth emailing and letting them know that, they might fix it, or at least tell you what it is. I'm not sure, and it's difficult to tell from the data, but I suspect it's something to do with snow density (gleaned from [here](http://wasatchweatherweenies.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/inverted-snow-mystery.html)).  

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