How snowflakes are forming and how big they can be?
When the air is colder than 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit), snow crystals begin to form from water vapor high in the atmosphere.
As more water vapor condenses and freezes on these crystals, they form the beautiful shapes we call snowflakes!
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest snowflake in the world was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. This was recorded on January 28, 1887 by Matt Coleman at Fort Keogh, Montana. He said that the snowflake was “larger than a milk pan”.
While many have doubted such reports and pointed out the lack of corroborating evidence, scientists now claim there’s nothing to stop flakes growing that big.
As flake size isn’t part of the meteorological measuring designations for snow, these massive flakes may well be out there, but just unreported, unseen or broken up by wind currents as they descend.
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