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Map showing the snowbelts around the Great Lakes of North America with 150 cm (60 in) accumulations or more during winter. The Snowbelt, Snow Belt, Frostbelt, or Frost Belt [1] is the region near the Great Lakes in North America where heavy snowfall in the form of lake-effect snow is particularly common. [2]
The frost line—also known as frost depth or freezing depth—is most commonly the depth to which the groundwater in soil is expected to freeze. The frost depth depends on the climatic conditions of an area, the heat transfer properties of the soil and adjacent materials, and on nearby heat sources.
The coldest parts of Canada were the eastern prairie provinces, Ontario, Quebec, and the Northwest Territories. However, only southern Ontario set temperature records. During most of the early cold wave, Winnipeg was the coldest major city in Canada. On January 6, it reached a low of −37 °C (−35 °F), while on January 7, the low was −36 ...
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Millions in the eastern U.S. continued to get their first real taste of winter weather on Friday with a storm that's bringing rain and up to a foot of snow to higher elevations. Light snow could ...
Frost laws are seasonal restrictions on traffic weight limits and speeds on roadways subject to thaw weakening.. In climates that experience below-freezing temperatures, damage to roads from thaw-weakening have led to many US states, Canadian provinces [1] and other jurisdictions to enact laws that restrict vehicle loads during spring months, when road structures are thawing from above in a ...