Timeline for Have snowflakes (or chained snowflakes) really been documented in sizes as 'large as milk pans'?
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| Feb 2 at 4:07 | comment | added | David Bailey | @Voltage-Spike You might well be right, but estimating that limit for aggregate snowflakes is tough. In contrast, the maximum size of raindrops can be estimated since they flatten and break apart when drag forces overcome surface tension, but aggregate snowflakes don't have a simple uniform "surface tension" or density. | |
| Feb 1 at 20:40 | vote | accept | Voltage Spike | ||
| Feb 1 at 20:40 | comment | added | Voltage Spike | I've seen snowflakes that are 2-3in myself, It's hard for me to believe that they could get larger than this, I would think that they would break apart. I also can't think of a way they would chain together after 3". | |
| Feb 1 at 19:28 | history | answered | David Bailey | CC BY-SA 4.0 |