The NWS Bismarck office no longer recognizes "official" snowfall totals, which means that a recent heavy snowfall in Minot may or may not have set a snowfall record for late November. We will never know.
http://www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-news/2016/12/storm-records-wrecked/
Although the article doesn't directly discuss specific issues with measuring snowfall, it does allude to the fact that measuring snow is difficult and snowfall records may not be the most accurate, for physical reasons.
http://www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-news/2016/12/storm-records-wrecked/
Although the article doesn't directly discuss specific issues with measuring snowfall, it does allude to the fact that measuring snow is difficult and snowfall records may not be the most accurate, for physical reasons.
