Weatherwatch: how much snow do you get in your area?
by Kate Ravilious from World news | The Guardian on (#5W7NV)
An interactive map shows the average number of snow days for locations across the UK
How much snow have you had this winter? Do you think you used to have more snow in the past? Well now you can check what the average annual snow quota is for your area, and compare with the rest of the UK.
Using 30 years of Met Office data, the mapping and analytics company Esri UK has created an interactive map, showing the average number of snow days" - a day with greater than half of the ground covered in snow at 9am - for locations across the UK.
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