5 Random Facts About Snow

1.Snow is actually colorless. What little sunlight is absorbed by snow is absorbed uniformly over the wavelengths of visible light thus giving snow its white appearance. 

2.Rochester, New York is the snowiest large city in the U.S., averaging 94 inches of snow a year. 

3.All snowflakes have six sides. 

4.People buy more cakes, cookies and candies than any other food when a blizzard is in the forecast. 

5.The average snowflake falls at a speed of 3.1 miles per hour.