How do they measure the amount of fallen snow?
We have dust been through a very snowy winter. No one, not even the weathermen., can remember such snowfalls. Our Northern states were struck with blizzards again and again and white carpets of snow. fell in parts of Texas where snow has never fallen before The snows of winter begin to melt with the first warm breath of spring, some of the water seeps into the ground to feed the trees and the crops that grow in the summer season. some of it runs over the ground in gushing streams that loin the big rivers. The springtime rivers fill to the brim and often flood over their banks. We need to know how much of this water to expect when the winter snowfalls melt. Farmers like to be sure that the soil will be moist enough for their crops. This year we can expect the brimming rivers to overflow, and their banks should be strengthened to prevent floods. It is very important to know how much snow fell in the winter and how much stayed on the ground to melt in the spring. Imagine the fob of figuri
