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Originally Posted by TownGuy
Storm was a dud. I say we have 5 cm at the very most. A lot of it melted on contact, it wasn't until the evening that there was actual accumulation. So with that said, I have a question if anybody knows the answer. Are the official numbers based off accumulation or what fell, even if it was melting?
I ask because I see Toronto had an official number of 11 cm of snow yesterday, but I'm assuming half of it melted on contact as it did here.
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I'm pretty sure they measure based on what fell, not accumulation. That's why a lot of the times early/late in the season, the total snowfall number will be a lot higher than what your see listed as "snow on ground"
That being said, I think Pearson's stats are quite accurate. I measured 10 cm's on my car this morning, no snow drifts or anything. About 20km from the airport. We stayed well below freezing yesterday, so what fell generally stuck.
Looks like the GTA got the most snow compared to the rest of the region. Friends in Hamilton & KW only had a few cms.